Sat out in the garden with a morning cuppa watching one diving in and out of the hosta flowers 🐝. My allium sphaerocephalon has been crawling with bees since it flowered.
A few weeks ago they were landing on the tops of the dicentra flowers. Left me wondering... Do they pierce through the petals to get at the inside?
Hello folks, new here - in my garden it was the oriental poppies the bees were loving a month ago, but those are over now and they don't seem to have a particular favourite at the moment.
I try and garden as wildlife friendly as possible, and have Poached Egg Plants, Borage, Lavender, Sunflowers, Nasturtiums, St Johns Wort, Calendula Marigolds, Tagetes French Marigolds, Valerian, Welsh Poppies etc
At the moment it's definitely the lavender that is most popular with the bees.
Lavender is surprising easy to grow from self saved seeds or potted up volunteers. It's so good for the bees I usually grow a few extra plants and try and find new homes for them locally.
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Buddleia globosa is one I would add to the list.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
My allium sphaerocephalon has been crawling with bees since it flowered.
A few weeks ago they were landing on the tops of the dicentra flowers. Left me wondering... Do they pierce through the petals to get at the inside?
I try and garden as wildlife friendly as possible, and have Poached Egg Plants, Borage, Lavender, Sunflowers, Nasturtiums, St Johns Wort, Calendula Marigolds, Tagetes French Marigolds, Valerian, Welsh Poppies etc
At the moment it's definitely the lavender that is most popular with the bees.
Lavender is surprising easy to grow from self saved seeds or potted up volunteers. It's so good for the bees I usually grow a few extra plants and try and find new homes for them locally.