Bee-Friendly Garden: Top Flowers to Attract Bees

Bees are crucial for pollination. They love sunflowers and are attracted to a variety of other flowers. Help them by planting a bee-friendly garden.

The Importance of Bees

Native bees are the unsung heroes of pollination. They rely on blooming plants for nourishment, so keep your garden blooming all season long.

Understanding Native Bees

Bees prefer certain types of flowers. They are drawn to purple, blue, white, and yellow flowers. Avoid red, which is more attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies.

Choosing Flowers for Bees

Bees love alyssum, cleome, zinnias, sunflowers, salvia, calendula, and verbena. Also, consider planting culinary herbs like sage, thyme, and lavender.

Best Flowers for Bees

Early blooming trees, shrubs, and perennials like vernal witch hazel, maples, willows, and calendula provide food for bees when not much else is in bloom.

Early-Season Flowers for Bees

Mid-season flowers like anise hyssop, black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, and yarrow are bee magnets. These flowers keep your garden buzzing with activity.

Mid-Season Flowers for Bees

Late bloomers like dahlias, asters, and goldenrod keep bees active until the weather cools down. These flowers ensure bees have food throughout the season.

Late-Season Flowers for Bees

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