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Need Bees This Year!
Ryan Lloyd
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I've failed to attract bees to my garden for as long as I can remember, but this year I haven't given myself a budget, so am looking for any perennials that attract wildlife, preferably clump forming or ones that seed themself, so I'm able to make even more for free in the long run (like Monty does)...
Anyone got any suggestions?
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I know its not clump forming, but Buddleja is always a winner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/organic_bees1.shtml
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Sustainable-gardening/pdfs/RHS_Pollinators_PlantList_v1
Lots here Ryan.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ryan, hardy geranium is always a winner with bees. Once you have it you can split it to make more.
I'm making a new border this year specifically for the bees. I already have johnson's blue and have got some pink ones to go in as well. I've also sown a variety of single flowering annuals that the bees prefer. Cosmos, Rudbeckia, Sweet sultan, and some other varieties .
If you have a local poundland shop , they sometimes have bare rooted hardy geraniums . That's where I got my pink ones from.
I have seen 4 species of bee on one head of sedum spectabile. They also like achilleas, echinops, aconitum, foxgloves and early flowers are needed too so snowdrops, crocuses and so on.
pulmonaria are very good for the early bees
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have loads of this, maybe someone would like a root? maybe a post for the seed swap thread?
If you want to attract bees -get some lavender