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What are some good flowering plants to put near a vegetable garden to attract bees to help with pollination?

Last Updated: May 01, 2011

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Any flowering, pollen-producing plant will attract bees, including your vegetables. Bees also need a source of water, so the addition of a bird bath or something similar can help attract them. The only caution is that some of the flowering annuals will reseed themselves vigorously and can become "weeds" in subsequent gardens.

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