I discovered bees flying casually in and out of the net surrounding the broad beans today. It seems like flower power is strong enough to encourage them through. How reassuring.
I had to replace the plastic hoops on the broad bean bed though, as they were too short for the rapidly developing plants. One in particular looked very uncomfortable, all the new growth crushed right up against the net. I cut some longer lengths, but the hoops still need to be higher. It is an extraordinarily vigorous broad bean. I'll make sure to collect beans for resowing from it. I might be wiser to collect seed from a low bushy one really though.
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