Interesting that ox eyes are on the list. I have a lot of that and never see any bees on it. The occasional fly - I have been watching it. Buddleja - no bees, no butterflies.
In my garden, Bees love - Erysimum Bowles mauve, buddleia, echinacea, single dahlias, salvia mainacht, lavender, Aster Monch, penstemon, liatris, alliums, Rhapsody in Blue rose,
Sweet peas, chives, thymes, sunflowers, buddleia, astrantias, hellebores, cornflowers, knapweed, teasels,kniphofias, sedums, agapanthus and a whole range of soft fruit bushes and fruit trees
It's also about having a succession. I grow very few perennials, especially of the supposedly 'bee attracting' kind, but I have plants from early in the year that bees use - species tulips, hellebores, crocus, shrubs like pyracantha, through to sedums, acteas, clematis and cyclamen etc for this time of year. They also need places to nest and to drink etc. They must like my garden well enough as I've had a colony nesting all summer.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Maybe the differences in preference are related to the species we have locally - I have yet to learn how to distinguish between the various wasps, bees, honeybees etc (on my list of ttd) and also whats available for them locally.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
Another plant I forgot which is popular is Linaria especially the common purpurea. Not sure the link Wentwirth is as well visited. Interesting they dint seem interested in my scabious at all, I’ve just got the one variety growing Black Knight
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
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They’re just everywhere!
I'm guessing that's why one of my nepeta is called Purrsian Blue. 😊
My Budlea seems to have been avoided this year too @Fire
Nasturtiums, dahlia, marigolds, cosmos, sunflower have been very busy this year.
I have this plant and it has tall purple spikes. The bees love to just perch on it. A
They must like my garden well enough as I've had a colony nesting all summer.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
Interesting they dint seem interested in my scabious at all, I’ve just got the one variety growing Black Knight
East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham