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pollinators?

After reading Margaret L.post a question came to me for the list..

Aware of disease in bee populations so dont know if that accounts for their
absence/reduction or not.
It has been very hot here for a good while and wondered if that too would
account for the drop in numbers.
They are not totally missing just fewer in number,and seem to prefer everything
but the squash/melon blossoms..

Wasps (paper?)I have aplenty!Not yellow jackets but demure wasps that I
encourage as we get along just fine.
Are these the wasps you mention Margaret ,as the hornworm terminators?

If it doesnt pick up soon I will have to 'do it myself'(pollinate)this is one
thing I'd really rather leave to the professionals :-)
Also the beans are sulking in this heat and what few they set are
uncharacteristically curled/curved.
This is an annual occurance with high heat and dont know why I fret over it
other than next month we could easily get frost(as Margaret well knows)and so
ends the beans along with much of the warm weather crops.
Are any others experiencing a loss of bee pollinators?

Growing to Know,
Connie
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