Save the Honey Bees! Best planting practice thread

[Wintergirl80]

Originally Posted by hunterseat

Our Honey Bees are now on the endangered species list.
Without them humans will probably not survive.
What can we do? Plant organically?

Great reminder, wish more people cared. I see so many yards that don't have dandelions, clovers or anything to make the yard natural and beautiful.
I just can't fathom spraying chemicals on the yard and allowing that to be absorbed into our soil. Its really unfortunate and it's something I see a lot of landscapers around here do.

[Zoisite]

One thing you can do is plan your garden layout to include plants that are known for high nectar production. That should include cultivating and caring for certain plants that are ordinarily considered weeds/ferals. High nectar producing plants would be good for all pollinators, not only honey bees.


Wiki has this list of trees, shrubs and plants that are good sources of nectar and it states if each plant's nectar production is minor or major plus the length of time when the production is highest.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northe...for_honey_bees


This website also has a good list of nectar rich flowers and gives some additional tips about which types and colours are best for specific pollinators - i.e. bees, butterflies, hummers - and includes information about other things you can do to attract and enable them in your garden.


A List of Nectar-Rich Flowers | Home Guides | SF Gate


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