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…
Nothing says summer more than a Sunflower. These bright and sunny plants can’t help but bring cheer to every place they grow. Providing nectar, pollen, and a place to live these flowers attract native pollinators of all types. They are also a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly…
Purple Tansey produces an abundance of nectar and pollen and acts as a magnet to bumble bees, honey bees, & mason bees (among other pollinators). The bee activity, especially on lacy phacelia, tends to amaze observers seeing it for the first time…
Sainfoin is reputed to attract 10 times more bees than white dutch clover, so be prepared for honey bees to favour it above just about anything else blooming at the same time. If you have plants that require pollination it might be best to plant sainfoin in rotation so that its blooms are not competing with the plants that require the pollination…
Nothing says summer more than a Sunflower. These bright and sunny plants can’t help but bring cheer to every place they grow. Providing nectar, pollen, and a place to live these flowers attract native pollinators of all types. They are also a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly…
A Bees Knees (or Bee’s Knees) is a Prohibition Era cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a lemon twist…
