Bees - Plants that Attract

Plant pollination from bees is very, very important so is having high quality local honey.

Here are some of the best plants for attracting honeybees and other pollinators.

Trees & Shrubs

Abelia
Ash
Blueberry
Butterfly Bush
Button Bush
Catalpa
Crabapple
Golden Rain Tree
Hawthorn
Holly
Honeysuckle
Indian Hawthorn
Japanese Maple
Linden
Magnolia
Maple
Mexican Plum
Mountain Ash
Oak
Pear
Persimmon
Poplar
Redbud
Sweet Mock Orange
Sycamore
Tulip Tree
Witch Hazel
Willow

Annuals & Perennials

Almond Verbena
Asters
Basil
Bee Balm
Borage
Catnip
Chives
Clematis
Clover
Columbine
Comfrey
Coriander/Cilantro
Cosmos
Crocus
Daffodil
Dahlia
Echinacea
Fennel
Foxglove
Geranium
Germander
Globe Thistle
Goldenrod
Grape Hyacinth
Greg’s Mistflower
Hollyhock
Hyacinth
Joe Pye-Weed
Lavender
Lemon Balm

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