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Corn Pollination: Wind, Not Bees, Does the Job

Corn is wind-pollinated; bee scarcity doesn’t affect it. Rainy weather can reduce pollen shed. Tomatoes (also wind-pollinated) suffer when humidity makes pollen sticky—tap flower clusters twice daily to help. Squash needs bees; hand-pollinate by transferring male stamen to female pistil if rain keeps insects away.

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