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)
Echinacea purpurea 'Sensation Pink'
Hybrid coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine'
Hybrid purple coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
Coneflower
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Maryline'
Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Moonlight'
Hybrid oleaster
Epimedium 'Enchantress'
Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekönigin'
Barrenwort
Eremophila nivea
Silky eremophila
Erica arborea f. aureifolia 'Golden Smile'
Tree heather
Erica canaliculata
Channelled heath, Purple heath
Erica carnea 'December Red'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Eileen Porter'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Loughrigg'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica ciliaris 'Mrs C. H. Gill'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica ciliaris f. albiflora 'White Wings'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica cinerea 'Katinka'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica cinerea 'Lime Soda'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica cinerea 'P.S. Patrick'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica erigena 'Hibernica Alba'
Heather, Irish heath
Erica tetralix 'Ken Underwood'
Cross-leaved heath, Bog heather, Moor heath, Bell heath
Erica vagans 'Fiddlestone'
Cornish heath, Wandering heath
Erica vagans 'Lyonesse'
Cornish heath, Wandering heath
Erica x darleyensis 'Margaret Porter'
Darley dale heath, Darley heath, Winter heath
Erigeron 'Dimity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Nachthimmel'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Serenity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Kew Profusion'
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy
Eryngium 'Magical Blue Globe'
Sea holly
Eryngium bourgatii 'Oxford Blue'
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Eryngium maritimum
Sea holm, Sea eryngium
Erysimum 'Bowles's Me Away'
Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Mrs L K Elmhirst'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Treasure Red'
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Erysimum cheiri 'Aida Primrose'
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Erysimum Colour Vibe Red = 'Cdcery1'
Perennial wallflower
Erysimum mutabile
Changeable wallflower
Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Eucryphia lucida
Leatherwood, Pinkwood, Tasmanian leatherwood
Eupatorium purpureum 'Bartered Bride'
Joe Pye weed
Ficaria verna 'Coffee Cream'
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ficaria verna 'Salmon's White'
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ficaria verna Alba Group
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Filipendula purpurea 'Elegans'
Dropwort, Japanese meadowsweet
Foeniculum vulgare 'Smokey'
Fennel
Fragaria x ananassa 'Bubbleberry'
Strawberry
Fritillaria imperialis 'Argenteovariegata'
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary
Fuchsia 'Annabel'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops