Buddleia globosa is a magnet for butterflies, bees and all pollinators that rely on nectar to fuel their activity.
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale You might be surprised to find dandelion in my best bee plant list, but these bright, vibrant landing […]
April
As spring starts in earnest you will start to see large, fluffy bees bombing around your gardens. You might hear them first as they resemble low flying helicopters as they navigate their way around foraging for food and surveying for a suitable nest site.
Flowering Currant
(Ribes sanguineum) It’s not just perennials and spring flowering bulbs that are great bee plants, garden shrubs play an important […]
Early Bee Plants
What’s in flower for emerging bees in your garden? This is a critical time in bee world, late winter flowers […]
Emerging Queens
The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest