Woodland, hedgerows, meadows and verges have been disappearing at an alarming rate and parts of the countryside are now green deserts with very few wild flowers so bees need your help!
You can help the bees, all the bees, honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees, by planting more flowers for them to feed on. It doesn’t matter if your garden is a balcony, allotment, window box, pots and tubs or a swathe of green open space; with a bit of thought pollinators can benefit from a banquet of pollen and nectar right throughout the year. Choose plants with single, open flowers for easy access to the pollen and nectar.
Top Ten flowers to attract honey bees:
Hellebore species and hybrids
Helleborus species are tolerant of most conditions but they prefer moist, well drained alkaline soil in dappled shade.
Salvia species
Salvias are sun-loving plants and good drainage is essential. They look very striking in a mixed border….