[PCPOET7]

I live just out of Fresno CA in the town of Visalia. there are a lot of almonds in the area lots of fruits oranges, cherry’s I moved here from Los Angeles about a year and a half ago but I grew up in Montana and the only industry in that state is farming and cattle. the central valley has just about everything growing here and it is really sad because the State of California is destroying the farming here through bad water management. we are more concerned with building a bullet train then providing water for farming.

[tdscpa]

Thanks. Here in Kansas, not many crops rely on bees for pollination. All the grains that are our main crops are gravity or wind pollinated. There is some honey production, and I have lots of bees that visit my large garden, though I don't grow much that needs their help in pollination.

My main gardening interest is tomatoes, sweet peppers, corn, and asparagus, which are self pollinating, or do not need pollination. Also cucumbers (need pollination help) and beans(which can self pollinate.) I guess asparagus does need insect help, but I only deal with it as a transplant of a perennial plant.