As most of us know, bees are on the decline. Therefore the best thing we can all do, as gardeners and lovers of nature, is to plant plenty of bee-friendly plants and flowers to help give them plenty of pollen.
Here's a list of 10 plants that bees love:
Dahlia
Dahlia spp.
Lavender 'Sussex'
Lavandula × intermedia 'Sussex'
Lavender 'Edelweiss'
Lavandula × intermedia 'Edelweiss'
Common Sage
Salvia officinalis
Borage
Borago officinalis
Common Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Blue Globe Thistle
Echinops bannaticus
Stock
Matthiola incana
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
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