Keeping it Simple?

Going to jump into the deep end now, want to keep it simple. Got some beans from a reputable compnE, some females and 3 males. Two males were okay, the third one was perfectly mirror image of both sides, good leaf structure, good growth, etc. Now I just have a few things I'm confused with. Is ONE male enough to pollinate a female or two? Will there be left over pollen that can be kept for future use (and how long can it be kept)? How long into flower will pollen sacks usually open (Will it be around the time the females are ready to be pollinated, if flowering began at the same time)?

One male is enough to pollinate many females.
I would try to hit a female with pollen from each male to grow out the offspring to see which male was best. Or just use silver and breed with fems.

MrEDuck said:

One male is enough to pollinate many females.
I would try to hit a female with pollen from each male to grow out the offspring to see which male was best. Or just use silver and breed with fems.

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I'll probably just stick with the one male. Might take a look at the silver, but you are not able to use the silver-hermied female to pollinate itself, you would have to have the strain again growing later?

You can treat a single branch and pollinate the rest or just a take a clone and reverse it.