Plants to attract bees and other pollinators
For bees and other pollinating insects select plants to cover as wide a flowering season as possible^. A variety of flower types will support different kinds of bees and insects. Be careful about using pesticide sprays in the garden as they may be harmful to bees and insects, research all chemicals carefully.
Bees - Autumn flowers
3056 plants
Bees - Spring flowers
3065 plants
Bees - Summer flowers
5408 plants
Bees - trees with catkins or flowers
866 plants
Bees - Winter flowers
368 plants
All plants (8360)
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Oval leaf privet, California privet
Lonicera fragrantissima
Fragrant winter honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica 'Hall's Prolific'
Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower
Lonicera nitida 'Twiggy'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
Late Dutch honeysuckle, Late red honeysuckle, Woodbine
Lonicera periclymenum Chic et Choc = 'Inov205'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle, Brown's hybrid honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'
Heckrotti's hybrid honeysuckle
Lonicera x tellmanniana
Redgold, Yellman honeysuckle
Lupinus 'Gladiator'
Lupin
Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'
West Country lupin
Lupinus 'Persian Slipper'
Lupin
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
Yellow loosestrife, Fringed loosestrife, Hairy loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander'
Yellow loosestrife, Circle flower, Dotted loosestrife
Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo'
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'
Spine-free mahonia, Soft mahonia
Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'
Hybrid barberry
Malus
Apple
Malus domestica
Apple, Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Braeburn'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Bramley's Seedling'
Cooking apple
Malus domestica 'Charles Ross'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Cox's Orange Pippin'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Discovery'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Egremont Russet'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Elstar'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Granny Smith'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Greensleeves'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Howgate Wonder'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'James Grieve'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Katja'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Devil'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Windsor'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain'
Eating apple
Malus x atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
Apple 'Gorgeous', Crab apple, Cramine crabapple
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana 'Primley Blue'
Blue mallow, Common mallow, Tall mallow, High mallow, Cheeses
Mespilus germanica
Medlar
Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet'
Bergamot, Bee balm, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Bergamot
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
Catmint, Catnip
Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'
Persian catmint