In simple terms, figs are technically not a fruit ― they are inverted flowers. Fig trees don’t flower like apples and peaches. … They cannot rely on the wind or bees to spread their pollen ― that’s where the fig wasp comes in.

Do bees pollinate figs?

As the Huffington Post points out, figs are not fruit– they’re actually inverted flowers. As such, they require a specific kind of pollination that can only come from fig wasps– wasps that have to die inside the fruit in order for the fruit to mature, since figs cannot be pollinated by wind or normal bees.

How does a fig get pollinated?

All fig trees are pollinated by very small wasps of the family Agaonidae. Fig trees are tropical plants with numerous species around the world.