We currently keep our strawberry plants in pots in the conservatory with no way the bees can come in - do we need to put them in the garden for them to start to fruit?

• If the plants are thriving in the conservatory there is no reason to move them outdoors, strawberry plants are very hardy and probably do better outdoors.  
• Strawberries are self-fertile, so they will pollinate themselves, but to do this they need either wind or insects such as bees to move the pollen about.
• If you would prefer to leave your plants in the conservatory, you could use a paint brush and move pollen from one flower to another. Leave the windows and doors open and let the breeze move the pollen around.
• To get a good crop of strawberries feed your plants with Tui Strawberry Superfood liquid fertiliser weekly in the growing season, this will improve flowering and fruiting.