 Most beaufortias are serotinous, only reproducing from seed, released from the fruit after fire.Several species which occur in areas where fire is frequent, have a lignotuber which resprouts after fire.Honeyeaters (Family Meliphagidae) and the honey possum ("Tarsipes rostratus") are thought to be the main pollinators but many kinds of insect have also been recorded on beaufortia flowers.