QuestionsHow to growVegetable GrowingContinuity of SupplyHarvesting & Freezing broad beans 0 Vote Up Vote Down John Langan asked 15 years ago I have a glut of broad beans. Can I pick them and freeze them directly without blanching? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 5 years ago Pick and shell the beans for freezing. Blanching is a precaution to remove micro-organisms. How efferctive it is, is another matter.