Best Plants For Bees
Honey bees are the glue that holds our agricultural system together…Hannah Nordhaus
One cause of the current honey bee decline is monocultural farming: bees are starving because of a lack of flower diversity. You can help by planting bee-friendly fruit trees, bushes, herbs and wild flowers, such as:
- Nectar-rich flowers: clovers and mimosa; rosemary, thyme and sage; koromiko and veronicas; brassicas; dandelion, sunflower, dahlias, cosmos, and zinnia
- Bluish-purple flowers such as Californian lilac, erica, and lavender
- Flowers that bloom at different times in the year
Photo of lavender by Sarah Anderson
Tags: honey bees, science
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