This section from garden writer Val Bourne is interesting on planting for hover flies and bees. Hover flies have very small mouth parts so can’t always access blooms in a wildlife garden. There is chat about other things until min. 13.
Good morning, We’re having a lovely time sitting in the garden watching the bees on the white echinops. The blue echinops and scabious are also current favourites with the bees.
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We’re having a lovely time sitting in the garden watching the bees on the white echinops. The blue echinops and scabious are also current favourites with the bees.
Helenium,
Teasel (although they sometimes manageto impale themselves on it),
Any Heucheras,
and the most popular was definitely Ragwort which I pulled once it was done for the year (sorry bees but no!)
Bees seem especially fond of oreganum.