#bee friendly flowers

[mamamoon92]

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[20may]

Ways to save the bees!

Here are 3 tips to save the colonies of bees

Plant native bee-friendly plants.

Avoid chemicals that can ham bees

Create bee house and leave nesting sites.

From environmentalist, animator and ASALI Power of The Pollinators creator and director Maya Penn and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on how you can save our real world bees and other power pollinators!

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Producing the best display in early autumn the evergreen subshrub Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) produces spikes of small white flowers with conspicuous downy purple clayces popular with bees. The plant needs well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade in a frost-free border. Cuttings can be taken in autumn and overwintered in a heated glasshouse.

Jill Raggett

[moer-koffie]

2023.11.17 Pretoria

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Rusty-patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis)

Eastern USA and Canada

Status: Critically Endangered

Threats: pesticides, habitat loss, non-native bees, climate change

[home-and-having-tea]

My ass: I don't have an unhealthy and likely neurodivergent attachment to inanimate objects

The humble and sturdy bee flower mug:

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Looking for a cheerful, easy-to-grow flowering perennial? Consider rudbeckia (aka black-eyed susan). Here are some of mine.

[thethorneinyourside]

Always love my little bumblebee friends 🐝🩷

[inthecityofgoodabode]

April 2024: The First Week

Someone in the neighborhood was giving away "fill dirt" so we have two garbage cans full of free dirt:

Breakfast burrito - bacon, scrambled eggs, lettuce with homegrown cilantro & chives. The pale purple bits are the diced chive blossoms. You could seriously be a "gourmet" if you started to listen to what your grandmother & grandmothers around the world were desperately trying to teach you:

Lini 910 Lambrusca. This is an amazing food friendly sparkling red wine:

Volunteer cucurbit. We've got at least six of these coming up & we won't know what they are until they form their secondary leaves:

[honnneyz]

today I bought a Lavender that's very Shadow-kinning of me

[dandelionoftheday]

The dandelions are back! Lone dandelion in the ivy

[20may]

What make a flower bee-friendly?

It provides a healthy diet. Flowers that attract bees provide abundant nectar and pollen, the only sources of carbohydrates and protein in a bee’s diet. While some bees, called “generalists,” aren’t picky about the type of flower, others are “specialists” and need pollen from particular plants.

It’s the right color. If you thought red or yellow was a bee’s favorite flower color, guess again. They actually see flowers in the blue and purple color spectrum better than other hues and are naturally attracted to them. (Interestingly, flowers in the blue-purple range produce the most nectar.) Bees can also see ultraviolet light, and many flowers have ultraviolet nectar guides that are invisible to us but lead bees right to their sweet treat.

It’s the perfect shape. Some bees prefer certain flowers because of their shape. Often these preferences are determined by the length of a bee’s tongue. For example, long-tongued bees seek out tubular, deep-throated blooms while short-tongued species visit flowers with easily accessible nectar, such as those in the daisy family.

It's just the right size. Sizewise, honeybees often flock to tiny flowers, while larger bees shun them because they are too small to support their weight.

It's single. Regardless of flower shape or size, avoid cultivars with showy double flowers. While attractive, they often make it more difficult for bees to access nectar and pollen than single flowers.

It’s chemical-free. Don't treat your flowers with pesticides, which are extremely toxic to honeybees and other beneficial insects. Instead, opt for eco-friendly treatments and apply them in early morning or at dusk when there are few bees around. Also, avoid buying plants pretreated with systemic chemicals that, even in small doses, can be harmful to bees.

It blooms at the right time. Although spring and summer may seem to be when bees are at their busiest, some early-emerging bees rely on pollen and nectar from late winter and very early spring blooms. In the fall, bees feast on late-blooming plants in preparation for winter hibernation.

Early-season bloomers: Crocus, hyacinth, primrose, hellebore, maples, redbuds, willows, oaks, and dandelion

Late-season bloomers: Potentilla, viburnum, aster, sunflower, goldenrod.

Join the virtual event entitled “Bee engaged with Youth” to celebrate with us the World Bee Day 2024!

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 22 October 2023

Best grown in full sun Hylotelephium telephium (Atropurpureum Group) 'Karfunkelstein' (sedum, stonecrop, orpine) produces masses of small individual pink flower heads during late summer and these persist into the winter providing structure and colour. The new fleshy foliage growth had a purple/blue sheen.

Jill Raggett

[the-busy-ghost]

We may not have the most exciting or blooming garden in the world but we do have:

Ladybirds living on the holly (eating aphids)

Blackbirds regularly hopping about, eating the few slugs that ever actually appear, and picking up leaves from the lawn for their nests

Finches, sparrows, and tits (haha) chattering to each other in crowds on the one small tree

Many different kinds of visiting bee and wasp

And this is relatively normal for a Scottish garden so it's not just us and even if we could do better by our wildlife, it still makes me happy to know they're there

[yardenercom]

How to create a summer garden that attracts pollinators

Are you wondering how to create a summer garden that attracts pollinators? 🌻🐝 Check out our infographic with simple steps to get started! Save it, share it, and use it to transform your garden into a pollinator paradise.

Looking for more resources on gardening? Head over to www.yardener.com and browse our collection of resources. We update regularly, so be sure to save our website for future reference. We offer a variety of content, including infographics, articles, and tips to help you create a thriving garden ecosystem. Check it out today!

[lesbianstarlightglimmer]

New (tiny) friend 🐸 🌱🌿