Bee Orchid is an exotic European flower which looks like an adorable resting place of a female bee. Bee Orchid is botanically known as Ophrys apifera which can grow up to 20 inches. Bee Orchid is commonly found in the Eastern Europe and in some parts of the rest of Europe. The petals of Bee Orchid not only resemble like the female bee but they also emit the enticing hornet smell. Bee Orchid is considered as natural hybrids and they draw massive attraction for the male bees being bewitched for mating and the result is enormous pollination.

The colors of the Bee Orchid flowers vary from white to pink. Temperate climatic conditions are ideal for the growth of Bee Orchid. Fungi are considered the strong ally of the Bee Orchids as their seeds wait for the supply of nutrients provided by fungi.

Bee Orchid or Ophrys apifera have obtained protected status in many countries being a rare plant. They are unusual in that in some years they appear in great numbers, and then sometimes only reappear after an absence of many years.