Pollinator Friendly Plants
Throughout the year, we carry many of the following annuals, perennials, shrubs & trees, all of which benefit native pollinators & honeybees alike with either a high nectar or high pollen content, or resin to help with propolis manufacture. Make sure your garden has a good selection of bee forage - it is an excellent way to benefit honeybees!
Abelia Abutilon Acacia Achillea Agapanthus Agastache Agrostemma Alyssum Antirrhinum majus Apple Aquilegia Arbutus Arctostaphylos Armeria Artichoke Asclepias Asters Astilbe Basil Betula (for propolis) Borago officinalis!!! Brassica flowers Buddleia Calamintha nepetoides Calluna vulgaris Cardoon Caryopteris Catananche caerulea Catnip & Catmint Ceanothus Centranthus ruber Choisya Chrysanthemum Cistus Citrus Clarkia Clematis Clover Coreopsis Cosmos Crataegus Cyanoglossum Dahlia Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Digitalis purpurea Echinacea Echinops Echium Erigeron Eriogonum Eryngium Erysimum Fennel Gaillardia Gilia Hebe |
Helianthus (Sunflowers) Heliotropium Hollyhocks Hypericum Iberis Lantana Lavandula Lemon Balm Liatris Linaria purpurea Lobelia Lonicera Lupinus Mahonia Mimulus Mint Monarda Mustard flowers Nepeta Oenothera Origanum vulgare Phacelia !!!!! Philadelphus Phlomis Phlox Pinus (for propolis) Poppies (all) Populus (for propolis) Potentilla Prunus Ranunculus Ribes Romneya Rosa (rugosa or single) Rosmarinus Rudbeckia hirta Ruta graveolens Salix (Pollen, Propolis) Salvia - all Sambucus Scabiosa Sedum (all - but Autumn Joy is favorite!) Solidago Spiraea Syringa (lilac) Teucrium Thyme Tulips (old species) Verbascum Verbena Veronica Viburnum Vitex agnes-castus Wisteria Zauschneria |
Click HERE to get to the Sonoma County Beekeepers site & learn more!