Squash pollination

How do you know if the squash is pollinated? Will the fruit become longer or should I assume that it isn’t and pollinate it myself? I do have a decent amount of bees around, so I have assumed that they are pollinated since the flowers go limp. Am I correct?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/17/2015 @ 1:35 am

If you have vegetables growing the plants are being pollinated. The bees are doing there job!

Here is a couple of links with more information.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/pollinate-squash-by-hand.htm ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/tips-for-growing-squash.htm ^[2]

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