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)
Potentilla 'Yellow Queen'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla 'Scarlet Starlit'
Silver-leaved potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bo-Peep'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Bianca = 'Hachbiana'
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla neumanniana
Spring cinquefoil, Tabernaemontanus cinquefoil
Potentilla palustris
Marsh cinquefoil
Potentilla x russelleana
Russell's hybrid cinquefoil
Primula 'Bonneli Mix'
Primrose
Primula 'Crescendo Lemon Yellow'
Crescendo lemon polyanthus
Primula 'Ooh La La Pastel Pink'
Primrose
Primula 'Silver-laced Group'
Primrose
Prunus 'Hiyodori Zakura'
Oriental cherry, Hybrid oriental cherry
Prunus 'Weeping Pink Marvel'
Ornamental cherry
Prunus cerasus 'Rhexii'
Non-fruiting sour cherry
Prunus domestica 'Early Laxton'
Cooking & eating plum
Prunus domestica 'Jubilaeum'
Eating plum
Prunus domestica 'Oullins Gage'
Greengage, Cooking & eating gage
Prunus domestica 'Toptaste Kulinaria'
Cooking & eating plum
Prunus incisa 'Lotte'
Fuji cherry
Prunus insititia 'Langley Bullace'
Cooking damson
Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Coral Springs'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Maid'
Lungwort
Pyracantha 'Golden Paradise'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Golden Sun'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Ranunculus amplexicaulis
White buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus
Persian buttercup, Turban buttercup
Ratibida columnifera
Prairie coneflower, Mexican hat, Long head coneflower
Rhododendron 'Blattgold'
Rhododendron 'Cherry Drops'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Chikor'
Rhododendron 'Daybreak'
Azalea 'Daybreak'
Rhododendron 'English Roseum'
Rhododendron 'Exbury White'
Azalea 'Exbury White'
Rhododendron 'Gartendirector Glocker'
Rhododendron 'Lady Roseberry'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Norbitonense Aureum'
Smith's golden rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Purpurtraum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Salmon Sander'
Azalea 'Salmon Sander', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Snowdrift'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Spek's Orange'
Azalea 'Spek's Orange', Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'Tinkerbird'
Rhododendron 'Wallowa Red'
Azalea 'Wallowa Red'
Rhododendron Diamant Group - red-flowered
Evergreen azalea