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RE: Things about birds, bees, bumblebees and hornets, but without the birds
Plant at least three different types of flowers in your bee garden to ensure blooms through as many seasons as possible. This will provide bees and other pollinators with a constant source of food. For example:
- Crocus, hyacinth, borage, calendula, and wild lilac provide enticing spring blooms.
- Bees feast on bee balm, cosmos, echinacea, snapdragons foxglove, and hosta in the summer.
- For fall, zinnias, sedum, asters, witch hazel and goldenrod are late bloomers that will tempt foragers.
Depending in the area you live in, different plants will manage the best and there may be local differences depending on the climate. Thanks for the good tips and those are good options!
All flowers planted to help the bees (and bumblebees) are a great help.
Yeah I always try and get as much color flowers growing between the vege plants to get the bees in and do their good work
It's nice to hear :)
You might know this, but as an extra tip for everybody who are learning - when some plants attract insects like bees, some plants repel other insects like snails and other pests.
Adding some colorful, attractive flowers and plants which repel pests (like basil and mint, which can repel snails and slugs!)
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Caryopteris gets my vote as the premier mid, late, and fall bee plant. When it is in full bloom it is literally buzzing. The pollen is blue so it's neat to see it on the bees pollen baskets and back in the hive.