Want to help the bees? Plant these, suggests Professor Ratnieks
Attracts mainly honeybees. It is an annual plant that grows very quickly from seeds. One pack of seeds can give enough plants to create a big patch at almost no cost in only a couple of months. It will reseed itself.
One of the very best all-round plants that attracts a huge range of insects including honeybees, bumblebees, wild bees, butterflies, hover flies. Has quite a long bloom period in summer. Hardy perennial and can be divided to create a large patch over a number of years starting from just a few plants.
This summer plant, with striking red, orange and yellow flowers, is attractive to a wide range of insects including honeybees.
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