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What flowers can I plant in my garden to feed native bees?

Last Updated: November 10, 2009

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An annotated list of 200 garden plant genera liked by native bees is accessible from the USDA-ARS: Pollinating Insects - Biology, Management and Systematics Research Unit webpagea. It is under “Products and Services” at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/Services.htm?modecode=54-28-05-00

You will need to know what grows well at your location, and also what is prone to become weedy where you are. You can wander local botanical gardens, gardens and meadows and let the bees (if present) tell you what they like.

-Jim Cane, USDA-ARS and Utah State Univ.

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