Suggest good plants for bees in my garden

solargain

Looking for a suggestion for goo shrubs or plants for bees

bbam

Buddliia are wonderful.

dardevle

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LurkerNo1

Its best to have plants year round for bees not just a flush in summer but i will list my most popular anyway with bees in my garden. Im a perennial fan so i will list those.

Agastache, Allium, Cynara cardunculus, Digitalis, Echinops, Knautia, Eryngium, Lavandula, Nepeta,Salvia, Sedum and Verbena theres probably a few more i just can't think of them. They love purple or blue flowers i think its something to do with the way they see the color spectrum. The king of all though is Angelia Gigas it's like a crack den when it blooms, its monocarpic so dies after flowering but if its happy it should self seed.

looksee

Lol, I think that should be Angelica gigas! Angelia gets you someone in Vegas. Interesting plant though, I would like to try it.

Supercell

They go crazy for Raspberry bushes too if you want the bonus of some fruit in summer and autumn.

periodictable

Lavender and goldenrod

LurkerNo1

looksee wrote: »

Lol, I think that should be Angelica gigas! Angelia gets you someone in Vegas. Interesting plant though, I would like to try it.

Yes Angelica, typo. Give it a go you won't be disappointed. I got 7-8 flowers out of mine wasn't unusual to see 8 bees all on one head at once. The seedhead lasts until early winter too.

Sgt Pepper 64

You can actually buy a pack of annual seeds aimed at kids that attract bees and butterflies

Realtine

Catmint, (Nepeta) they go mad for the flowers.

bakerbhoy

www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/885.shtm
Lambs ear . bumblers absolutely swarm over this one

Grid.

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Globe Thistle (Echinops)

Foxglove (Digitalis)

Hollyhock (Alcea)

Oriental Poppy (Papaver)

bakerbhoy

lambs ear pics

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seamusmacc

New Zealand flax and Lavender

ABajaninCork

Sorry to hijack the thread, but wanted to ask: Would any of these plants be good in a planter? I've got an old Belfast sink in the garden I'd like to use if possible...

Northumbria

Lacecap Hydrangea.

solargain

Found a 3 different coloured buddelia on an irish gardening website , going to try one to see how they work out

solargain

What about this ordered one thanks for the suggestions