How to Feed Honey Bees

Growing bee-friendly fruits, vegetables and trees helps the bees by giving them good sources of food to live on. Here's a list of just some of the varieties you could plant to help the bees in your area

Plants that bees love...

HERBS:

• Rosemary
• Chives
• Oregano
• Marjoram
• Sage
• Mint
• Fennel

FLOWERS:

• Lavender
• Bee Balm
• Zinnias
• Sunflowers
• Lamb's Ears
• Black-Eyed Susan
• Tulip

TREES:

• Poplar
• Rhododendron
• Fruit Trees

MISC:

• Dandilions
• Clover
• Flowering weeds

 

 

Look at amazing footage of the honey bee dance!

Other information you might find helpful:

Starting with Bees

Honeybee Deaths

How to Feed Honeybees

Keeping Bees (Mason vs. Honey)

About Mason Bees

How to Build a Mason Bee House

 

 

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