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Daily Archives: April 3, 2022

Borage: Pollinator Plant Extraordinaire

As a food source for bumblebees and honey bees, borage refills with nectar every two-five minutes throughout the day, unlike most plants, and it continues to yield nectar even in cold weather making it a significant bumblebee plant. Most pollinators will ignore the plant’s downward-facing blooms but there is a reason for these flowers with a challenging angle, it prevents rainwater and morning dew from diluting the…