Plants and Trees Bees Love

Providing good forage is important to raising healthy colonies. It's also important to provide plants for native pollinators. Native insects are the backbone of our ecosystems and we need to be sure they are provided for as well as our honeybees. The following gallery is some of the native and non-native plants that JCBA members recommend specifically for our area.

Apricot
Prunus armeniaca

Spearmint
Mentha spicata.

Alfalfa
Medicago sativa

Scallions
Allium cepa

Rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus sp.

Striped Squill
Puschkinia scilloides

Squash
Curcurbita sp.

Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa

Red Clover
Trifolium pratense

Garden Chives
Allium schoenoprasum

Goldenrod
Solidago sp.

Sulfur Flower
Erigronum umbellatum

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata

Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea

Ornamental Allium
Allium sp.

Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus

Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale

Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora

Showy Goldeneyed
Heliomeris multiflora

Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Penstemon strictus

Calendula or Pot Marigold
Calendula officinalis

Crocus
Crocus sp.

Common Yarrow
Achillea millifolium

Wild Bergamot Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa

Common Borage
Borago officinalis

Comfrey
Symphytum sp.

False Indigo
Baptisia australis

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia sp.

Oregano
Origanum vulgare

Pale Coneflower
Echinacea pallida

Red Russian Vipers-bugloss
Echium vulgare