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How to attract bees to your garden

Every garden needs pollinators and buzzing bees are among our best and most important pollinators. Bees help your garden thrive and without them many of our veggies and fruit would never even get to harvest stage. So how do you go about attracting more bees to your garden? It’s as easy as planting a big mix of bee-friendly flowers, herbs and other plants throughout the seasons. It is also worth remembering that bees prefer blue, purple and yellow blossoms.
Here are some of the best bee-attracting plants for your garden:
- Abelia
- Basil
- Bardi bush
- Borage
- Butterfly bush
- Catmint
- Daisies
- Forget-me-not
- Gum Blossom
- Honey myrtle
- Hypericum
- Lavender
- Marjoram
- Nasturtiums
- Oregano
- Phacelia
- Rocket
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Salvia
- Spider flower
- Sunflowers
- Tea tree
- Thyme
Related links:
Top tips for attracting birds to the garden