help our bees

[ups a daisy]

so did i thank you

[blackkitty]

I've got hellabores just coming into flower, but can anyone give me a list of other bee attracting flowers.
Thanks

[IgglePiggle]

I've got hellabores just coming into flower, but can anyone give me a list of other bee attracting flowers.
Thanks

I was going to post the same thing! I know last year in my garden they loved Jacobs Ladder, I've even grown some of them from seed late last year to help the bee's lol And my dahlias they where always on them, I couldn't even dead head because they were always on them! I just wish I wasn't scared of them

Here is a picture of one on the dahlias last year

[blackkitty]

That's a lovely photo. Dahlia's are a bit out of my league though. I'm very much a veggie gardener but remember seeing things about easy to grow veg plot friendly plants, some of which flower early.

[IgglePiggle]

That's a lovely photo. Dahlia's are a bit out of my league though. I'm very much a veggie gardener but remember seeing things about easy to grow veg plot friendly plants, some of which flower early.

Maybe some Borage? You can eat the leaves, and the bee's love the flowers

[FB.]

top tip....hellebores - great for bees this time of year!

I can vouch for that! The bees are mad for it!
The first bees (mainly honey bees) have arrived in our garden this week and they have not shown much interest in the spring bulbs, but they are all being drawn to our Helleborus plants.
We'll be adding some more Helleborus.

[FB.]

I've got hellabores just coming into flower, but can anyone give me a list of other bee attracting flowers.
Thanks

Some of the best bee-attracting flowers (in my experience):

Helleborus
Crocus
Bluebell
Hyacinth
Chives
Lavender
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Clover
Dandelion
Poppy
Foxglove
Honeysuckle
Buddleia
Fruit trees
Strawberries
Runner beans


We have all the above and more.....our garden literally buzzes with bees in summer.

[poozie]

Comfrey..........mine is usually alive with bees
Phacealia
Scabious
Salvias, the cottage garden type
Borage
Most herbs, esp fennel (loved by hover flies too) and anjelica
Blue and white flowers seem popular, I think they see them better.

[IgglePiggle]

I think I'm the only person who can't get poppies to grow! I try and try and nothing happens

[Finedon.Dandy]

This is bril as Bluebelle is doing her science project on.................BEES!

[FB.]

I think I'm the only person who can't get poppies to grow! I try and try and nothing happens

My sister lives only a mile away from me and she can't get poppies to grow, yet we get a new poppy or two appear every year. We have several gradually expanding poppy plants around the garden.
The eventual answer was for me to dig up some of my poppies and she planted them in her garden and they're doing fine.

[IgglePiggle]

I did once have a lovely huge red poppy growing but the wind blew it over

[markinessex]

I've signed up to this, and we have dug 2 new beds in the garden, and are going to fill it out with plants for Bees and butterflies this year.

We have also toyed with the idea of buying a Bee Hive. We have reserved a couple of books a the local library to do some research before committing ourselves.

[nerobot]

Don't forget heather. The bees in my garden love it.

Steven

[blackkitty]

Thanks for those suggestions, some I have already but I'll definitely be getting some borage plants.