Planting a Bee-Friendly Garden

Looking to plant a bee-friendly garden? You’ve come to the right place!

It’s officially spring, and if there’s one thing everyone can agree on it’s that warmer temperatures and outdoor activities are a welcome sight after months of limited daylight and being stuck indoors. One outdoor activity you can do yourself not only will add some color and beauty to your home or yard but also will benefit a species near and dear to our heart … honeybees!

As temperatures warm, honeybees leave their winter cluster and get back to work buzzing around and making honey. By planting and growing flowers that produce nectar and pollen, your garden will help attract these wonderful creatures. That, in turn, will have an immediate impact on the environment as honeybees help pollinate tons of plants that we use every day.

So which flowers are the best to plant?It’s important to avoid flowers that may prove to have obstacles for the honeybees in accessing the nectar and pollen, such as those with large petals. Honeybees are attracted to flowers that are colorful and have a distinct scent, which is welcome news to gardeners! Flowers that are wild and native are typically the best because of their year-round foliage and blossoms, but that doesn’t mean you need to turn your garden into a wild meadow. Here are some of our favorite plants and flowers that our busy little friends love too:

Flowers
Geraniums
Marigolds
Roses
Sunflowers

Herbs
Basil
Bee Balm
Fennel
Lavender

Shrubs
Blueberry
Butterfly Bush
Honeysuckle

Trees
Linden
Maples
Redbud
Tulip Tree