I never have never saved "bee" pods. I suspect most are selfed pods rather then "bee" pods. The wind shakes the pollen and tiny insects like mites and thribs dart around leaving grains of pollen of the same variety they inhabit. I found this to be true of Pacifica "bee" pods. Since the number of sets this year has been terrible I am going to save the very few "bee" pods I find. Of the thousands of stalks at the ranch, only ONE "bee" pod. Only about 20 crosses made there and not a single take. The pod that exists is on Vista Point. Cross set at home was bad as well and will have the fewest crosses set ever (some 60 yrs. now). I am going to save the 3 or 4 self set pods since I have always been curious at what they might produce. After all, the DM Debby Rairdon came from such a pod.
