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Honeybees, for example, also use pollen and nectar to help their hive survive. They use it to make honey and “bee bread” which is fed to the baby bees. If you take a walk through any oregano garden, you’ll find plenty of bees and other pollinators buzzing around the blooms. Apply a small amount to external erogenous zones, and allow a few minutes for the balm to take effect. Reapply as necessary. Some gardeners even use shrubs as transition points in landscape design. Even if you only want to bring in a few bees or want to create a bee haven, adding shrubs that bees love to your landscape benefits everyone. They also bloom in the late winter, so they’ll add a nice touch of color to your garden during the cooler months. As a bonus, rabbits, deer, and squirrels rarely bother these plants.
Bees, butterflies, and a variety of insects are attracted to the flowers. The blooms are yellow, orange, or red with a delicate sweet smell. Another widespread roadside weed that attracts honey bees and all kinds of native bees with its sky-blue flowers is chicory. Native to Europe but naturalized throughout the world, chicory has long been grown as an edible, with the ground-up, roasted roots of one form used as a coffee substitute, and the somewhat bitter Spring leaves of other forms harvested for culinary use. It’s also grown as a forage crop in certain regions. But for bees, the value in chicory is in the sky-blue flowers loaded with abundant white pollen. While it’s not recommended that you plant chicory (it’s on the noxious weed list of a number of states), if it’s growing wild near your hives, it will prove to be a good source of Summer pollen. Grows to four to five feet and prefers dry, infertile soil. (USDA Zone 3-9)The best flowers for attracting bees are typically blue, purple, white, or yellow. That said, bees find nectar and pollen with both sight and smell. Yarrow is a popular plant amongst gardeners because it attracts bees and deters pests. Honeybees love the yarrow’s plentiful pollen and nectar. Liatris is one of the great beauties of North America. It grows wild from Mexico all the way up to Canada.
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The height can range from 2-4 feet with a spread of 2-3 feet. Phlox is a sun-loving perennial that thrives in moist but well-draining soil. Use the sweetness of honey in a mix of sweet and sour, and in the combinations of hot, sweet, sour and salty which are commonly found in southeast Asian and Chinese dishes including stir-fries . Most of the sages ( Salvia species) are good bee plants, but meadow sage and its hybrids come in lovely blues and deep-purples that look beautiful with iris, peony, lupine, catmint and other early-Summer perennials. Meadow sage prefers well-drained, average soil in full sun. Excellent blue varieties include ‘Blue Hill’ (‘Blauhagel’), pictured, ‘May Night’ (‘Mainacht’) and ‘Caradonna’, all reaching 18-24 inches. (USDA Zone 4-8)