There are no dumb questions so ask away. You only need to pollinate a single plant to get enough seeds for several grows. I don't like ordering seeds either so I like to pollinate one female per grow per strain. They usually average a 50/50 ratio of male/female. Depending on your situation you can take a couple of the males (You only need one but a back up just in case won't hurt) transplant them in a small 1 g pot and either put it outside or set something up inside and collect the pollen and pollinate manually. It takes about 4 weeks for the seeds to develop and mature. Have you ever grown anything? A house plant? veggies?