Many people want to support the bees because they realize their importance in our ecosystem, but don't know where to start. Numerous varieties of bees are essential in pollinating plants, trees and herbs that produce food for all of us to enjoy.
Following are trees, shrubs, flowers and herbs that will provide opportunities for bees to pollinate.
Bees are particularly attracted to yellow, purple, blue, and white flowers.
TREES & SHRUBS
- Basswoood
- Maple
- Pacific Serviceberry
- Redbud
- Willow
- Apple Trees
- Apricot
- Cherry (with the exception of sweet cherry)
- Crabapple
- Fig
- Peach
- Pears—Asian and European
- Plum—European and Japanese
Nut Trees
- Almond
- Chestnut
- Filbert
- Walnut
Shrubs
- Bluebeard
- Butterfly Bush
- Chokecherry
- Currant
- Forsythia
- Honeysuckle
- Lilacs
- Redtwig Dogwood
- Rhododendron
- Russian Sage
- SUmmersweet
FLOWERS
- Alexanders
- Alyssum
- Anemone
- Aubretia
- Beardtongue
- Bee Balm
- Begonias
- Bergenia
- Black Eyed Susan
- Bleeding Hears
- Borage
- Brunnera
- California Poppies
- Candy Tuft
- Chive Flowers
- Cone Flower
- Creeping Phlox
- Crested Iris
- Crocus (bulb)
- Daffodil (bulb)
- Dahlia
- Echinacea
- Elderberries
- Evening Primrose
- False Indigo & Wild Indigo
- Flowering Thyme
- Geranium
- Goat's Beard
- Goldenrod
- Grand Maitre Crocus (bulb)
- Grape Hyacinth (bulb)
- Harmony Iris (bulb)
- Hepatica
- Honeysuckle (vine)
- Hostas
- Impatiens
- Ironweed
- Jacob's Ladder
- Lantana
- Lavender
- Liatris
- Lilacs
- Lupine
- Marigold
- Mint
- Nasturtium
- Ornamental Grasses
- Pansy
- Peony
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Pincushion
- Poppy (California Orange, Shirley & Mix Colors)
- Prairie Smoke
- Primrose
- Puschkinia (bulb)
- Raspberry Brambles
- Salvia
- Scorpionweed
- Sedums
- Snapdragon
- Snowdrops
- Snowflake
- Spiderwort
- Sunflower
- Tulip (bulb)
- Vinca
- Waterleaf (Flower and Borage Herb)
- Wildflowers
- Wild Geranium
- Winter Aconite
- Wisteria (vine)
- Wood Hyacinth (bulb)
- Zinnia
HERBS
- Bee's friend
- Borage
- Chives
- Comfrey
- Hyssop
- Lavender
- Lemon balm
- Oregano
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Thyme
- Wild Garlic
- Wild Onion