Re: Plants that attract bees
- Subject: Re: Plants that attract bees
- From: R* D*
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:52:09 -0400
At 12:54 AM 5/15/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear Medit-Plant People,
>
>Quick! I need the names of some garden plants that attract bees. The
>honeybees in the U.S., having been threatened by a mite, are said to be
>making a comeback. I know my semidouble roses, like Hybrid Musks attract
>them from miles, or any rose that displays a boss of stamens. I know my
>lavender blossoms attract them also, but my tired brain won't spit out any
>other ideas. Can you help?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Robin Corwin
Robin:
Try short tubed small flowered members of the Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae.
Agastaches, Thymus, Satureia, Nepeta, many of the small-flowered Eurasian
sages (like verticillata and nemerosa), Aloysia, Vitex are examples.
Grevilleas work well also as do many borage family plants.
Alliums collect lots of bees as well.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
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