Bees And Blooms

 Bees and Blooms

What plants do bees prefer? Different species of bees prefer different types of flowers. Bees generally prefer plants that produce both nectar and pollen and are attracted to gardens with various flowering plants.

The Pollinator Partnership (www.pollinatorpartnership.org) has a fantastic website to help with plant selections for your garden. Their plant selections are tailored to specific areas of the United States. You get a free guide per your “ecoregion” by entering your zip code. You’ll get a manual with beautiful photos that include 24 pages of native planting information and in full PDF format.

A honeybee on a Blue Daze (Evolvulus species) in my Florida garden. This plant is a rarity as it offers genuine blue flowers! It also blooms non-stop and the sky-blue flowers stand out against its silvery, greyish-green foliage. It is excellent for containers, garden beds or borders where it spills out over edges creating a soft-looking landscape. Check your planting zone for compatibility.