Someone I know once told me she was allergic to bees, ‘I’ll die if I get stung’, how does she know that?
Presumably stung once and had other symptoms, such as all over itching and hives, tongue throat swelling, rather than just pain around the sting like most of us who are not allergic.
Happens again, high chance of anaphylactic shock and death.
It's very similar to the symptoms if you happen to be allergic to antibiotics etc.
To minimise bees go for flowers that are so full of petals that you can’t see the stamens and pollen as these aren’t good at attracting wildlife - often described as doubles.
Flowers like Nicotania are pollinated by moths so may be worth looking at similar moth attracting flowers as well although not a guarantee of NO bees you may get fewer?
Ferns would be ok and ornamental grasses are wind pollinated so don’t attract bees.
Avoid all the flowering such as thyme, oregano, lavender and feverfew etc as these are very attractive to bees.
may be worth looking at the articles/lists of those plants described as bee friendly (or nectar rich) as it will tell you what to avoid and some may specify plants to avoid (for bee friendly gardens) which would be ideal for you.
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Happens again, high chance of anaphylactic shock and death.
It's very similar to the symptoms if you happen to be allergic to antibiotics etc.
Flowers like Nicotania are pollinated by moths so may be worth looking at similar moth attracting flowers as well although not a guarantee of NO bees you may get fewer?
Ferns would be ok and ornamental grasses are wind pollinated so don’t attract bees.
Avoid all the flowering such as thyme, oregano, lavender and feverfew etc as these are very attractive to bees.
may be worth looking at the articles/lists of those plants described as bee friendly (or nectar rich) as it will tell you what to avoid and some may specify plants to avoid (for bee friendly gardens) which would be ideal for you.
East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham