tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post8946096133339232245..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: Bee OrchidsColin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-14737737507845451852011-07-12T09:06:53.254+02:002011-07-12T09:06:53.254+02:00Excellent photos, thanks!Excellent photos, thanks!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-71264142849695041892011-07-11T22:58:01.845+02:002011-07-11T22:58:01.845+02:00Unless you've been spraying weed killer around...Unless you've been spraying weed killer around or tilled the area the orchids are in they will return, as each orchid will have produced a new rhizome next to the old one (or tuber - I forget which) and you've probably got a couple dormant this year ready to spring up next year. Bee orchids do entice bees to pollinate them, but in fact, they do not require a pollinator, and as a result are mostly self-pollinated. Once they reach maturity they will throw off the mycchorizal fungi.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-14774905541492244872011-07-11T19:17:49.587+02:002011-07-11T19:17:49.587+02:00What an interesting post, I have never heard of th...What an interesting post, I have never heard of these orchids and they do look so like bees. I hope you get masses next year :-) DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com