I didn't keep any bee pods last year, and there were a LOT of them, but I'm going to keep some this year, especially on my newer additions that I didn't hybridize with myself. I figure that I've got nothing to lose, and since I have the room, why not plant them? I think the bees have as good a chance at making a pretty bloom as I do, and maybe they are smarter than I am anyway!
I'm very excited about two pods that I have on a seedling that I bought a long time ago that is supposed to be pod sterile, and I was shocked to see the pods! I sure hope that there are some seeds in those pods because they look healthy and have been growing for about a month now. I try making crosses on the seedling every year as I walk past it with zero luck, so maybe I'll get lucky and get some nice seedlings from it. I've used its pollen a lot this year, since I knew that the pollen is fertile.
If you have the room, I'd plant them, since you could get the most amazing daylily ever! The seedling that I bought has unknown parents, but it is stunning. I just wish that it had been registered because it is totally worth it, but the hybridizer decided against it for some reason. I really don't need any more seeds, since I have lots saved from crosses that I've made myself, but I'm excited about the bee pods on the newer daylilies that I have now. I just never got around to doing the work myself.
For the bee pods that I don't intend to keep, I usually send them to my Dad. He loves planting seeds, and if they turn out amazing, I'll steal the plants when I visit.
