QUESTION:
I’ve just created two raised garden beds using a water tank style and want to grow vegetables. What are the best flowers and plants to grow to attract bees?
ANSWER:
Bees are generally drawn to blue and purple flowers, so borage (pictured above), lavender, rosemary and salvia are all excellent choices. Plants rich in pollen and nectar, such as dwarf eucalypts, dwarf buddleia, bottlebrush and annual alyssum, are also highly attractive to bees, along with other pollinators and beneficial insects. If you have the space, they’re well worth including.
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