Plants For Bees

Bedding Flowers For Bees

Bedding flowers are commonly found in garden centres up and down the country. They’re often planted to add colour to gardens and attract a host of the UK’s pollinating insects.

Bedding flowers are often seasonal and can be bought as seeds, seedlings or fully-grown specimens.

Here are some of the best bedding flowers for attracting bees to your garden.

Herbs For Bees

When thinking of the plants that attract bees, herbs don’t always jump to mind. However, these plants can attract bees of all types.

Here are some herbs to attract bees to your garden, balcony or window box.

Fruit & Veg For Bees

Fruiting plants can offer an attractive proposition for many bee species. As they feed, they will pollinate your plants, giving you a greater harvest of home-grown fruit and veg the following season.

Here are some fruiting plants that bees love.

Trees & Shrubs For Bees

Flowering trees and shrubs are a great draw for many rare bee species in the UK. You may feel a little intimidated by the idea of planting trees or large shrubs introducing these plants into your garden needn’t be labour-intensive.

Choose fledgeling plants and plan when to plant them. You’ll want to avoid planting in winter and consider when they will flower.

Here are a few ideas for your garden.

Wildflowers For Bees

The UK’s native bee species have evolved alongside domestic wildflowers for thousands of years. Unsurprisingly, these flowers remain some of the most irresistible items on the menu for many foraging bees.

Seeds can be easily bought and planted, and, with so many varieties available, plants of all shapes, sizes and colours can be worked into your current bed.

Here are some of the most fancied wildflowers for your garden.