Norfolk’s most widespread and commonly encountered species is the bee orchid. They can ‘suddenly’ appear in garden lawns or ...

For three years, they studied orchid bees in an experiment in Florida. In a 15 by 15 by 4 metre cage, they had two male bees each compete for a female – one with fragrance and one without.

Bee orchids, so-called because of their similar appearance to the bee - were recorded in very small numbers at Spurn Point in the 1990s. But they were not seen again until this year when staff ...