I thought bottle gourd is ornamental, lol.
not an expert but there is loss of oxygen, altered water structure, chemical chages, etc. if you google it AI will tell you microwaved water is safe but you will never grow anything with that "safe" water.
my way od thinking is simple: whatever...
BO don't live long in my (hot) climate. they are not good mothers here as they get hot and don't cover the chicks. I had british type BO and she got broody at 6 mo. unfortunately half of her chicks died as she kept getting up and panting. she also died in july at about 8 mo.
have there been any bombing around you? bees run away from guns (not sure what exactly, I am not a gun expert). you might need to hand pollinate everything.
we pay tax on pollution. I am 100% positive pollution does not get any money, lol. (I am off grid so I don't pay any invented taxes people here pay with their electricity bills.)
collect seeds when they are ready and use them in pickles. also you can start some dill from seed for fresh leaves. I would not freeze it and dry dill would be ok to use but almost has no scent.