Plants for Pollinators
I’ve been asked to forward you the attached information around plants for encouraging and supporting bees which comes after the very interesting and informative talk on bee keeping during our AGM. Many thanks to Peter and Fiona Mooney Common garden plants for Honey Bees month by month January Daphne Hellebore February Pulmonaria Crocus March Willow (tree) Flowering currant April Fruit trees (pear, apple, cherry) Comfrey May Cotoneaster Ceanothus June Lavender Calamintha nepeta July Bramble/ blackberry cultivars Verbena bonariensis August Sedum Eryngium September Aster, Single Dahlias October Ivy Plumbago (ceraostigma plumbaginoides) November Mahonia Evergreen Clematis December Winter Honeysuckle, Viburnum tinusCommon allotment plants for Honey BeesVegetable: Peas, Beans, Courgette, Pumpin, Chilli, Cucumber, Brassicas, Alliums, Umbellifers allowed to flower. Fruit: Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Strawberry, Raspberry, Currant Herbs: Borage, Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, Sunflowers, Currant Gilly General secretary EDACA = edacagen.secretary@hotmail.com |