Plants For Bee Forage
Bees do more than just make honey. About a third of our diet comes from insect-pollinated plants and honeybees are responsible for more than 80 per cent of the pollination. So without the bee, natural pollination would be greatly limited, our food production and supply in crisis.

Bees have very good eyesight, a good sense of smell and short proboscises. Flowers aiming to attract bee pollinators usually have bright colours red, yellow, purple), are scented, accessible to bees and have nectar as a reward.

Here are some suggestions for plants and shrubs providing nectar and/or pollen for bees. Many of the listed plants have a long flowering period; for those with a short flowering period, try to plant for "overlapping" flowering times to provide bee forage all year. Please note that this is a generic list - some plants may not do well in your area or may tend to weediness.

Alfalfa syn. lucerne Apple Avocado Borage Buckwheat Catnip Chicory Comfrey Cosmos

Cucumber Daisy English marigold syn. Calendula Fennel Grevillea Lavender Lemon Balm Loquat Mustard

Nasturtium Olive Passionfruit Pear Plum Pomegranate Pumpkin / squash Red clover Rosemary

Sage Sunflower Sweet Alice Vetch Wattle White clover

Lemon Balm	Sunflower	Red Clover	White Clover
Alfalfa syn. lucerne	Sage	Vetch	Cosmos

Read our blog: Why Bees Are Important