Yes Travis I can confirm this as former bee-keeper Bees fly on Galanthus and collect Pollen and some nectar But Crocus are more important for the pollen Roland R de Boer 2238 Route de la Maugardiere F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com Facebook groups:///https://www.facebook.com/groups/bulborum <https://www.facebook.com/groups/518187888211511/> Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/pages/Bulborum/… 2015-01-09 0:57 GMT+01:00 T O <enoster@hotmail.com>: > Hello, > > I'm curious if anyone has seen bees or flies on their Galanthus? I have no > flowers here here so far, just lots of leaves appearing everywhere. > Anecdotes say Galanthus are "good early bulbs for bees" but I have never > witnessed this myself, and I want to know if it's true. Seems like it would > be too cold for bees. Flies maybe? What could the natural pollinators be of > such an early blooming flower? > > A good question for the galanthophiles: are Galanthus self-compatible or > do they require outcrossing to set seed? > > -Travis Owen > Rogue River, OR > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >