I'm pretty sure that peas, like beans, are self-pollinating and normally do so before the flower ever opens. Not that the bees don't take advantage of them, though... so although the peas and beans don't really need the bees, they're definitely good for the bees
I started doing some cleanup in the garden today, by harvesting all the squash and pumpkins and pulling the vines off my hoop trellis, then carting them out to another spot on our property where we dump the plant material that i don't want to compost or till into the garden. I have a few huge zucchini that got missed, that will also go out there for the deer.
Seems like there's an awful lot of cleaning up that needs to be done -- and I also need to get my garlic planted soon (although I've planted in November before and it still did fine). The next couple of days are supposed to be dry and a little bit warmer, so hopefully I can make a good dent in the to-do list.
