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)
Chaenomeles x superba 'Rowallane'
Flowering quince
Chaenorhinum glareosum
Gravel loving dwarf snapdragon
Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream'
Dwarf snapdragon
Chamaecytisus purpureus
Purple broom
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rose bay willowherb, Fireweed willow herb
Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'
Rose bay willowherb, Fireweed willow herb
Choisya 'Harrinora'
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya Apple Blossom = 'Pmoore09'
Choisya ternata Greenfingers = 'Lissfing'
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya ternata Scented Gem 'Lissbrid'
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya x dewitteana 'Little Bee'
Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'
Chrysanthemum 'Fireworks Pink'
Spider flowered chrysanthemum, Garden mum
Chrysanthemum 'Fireworks Yellow'
Spider flowered chrysanthemum, Garden mum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Garland chrysanthemum, Crown daisy
Chrysanthemum indicum 'Jellyfish® Coral'
Indian chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum indicum 'Jellyfish® Sand'
Indian chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum weyrichii
Miyabe daisy, Weyrich daisy
Chrysanthemum yezoense
Hokkaido chrysanthemum
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
Cirsium acaule
Dwarf thistle, Plume thistle
Cirsium arvense
Creeping thistle, Canada thistle
Cirsium eriophorum
Woolly thistle
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Plume thistle, Thistle, Brook thistle
Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'
Brook thistle
Cirsium tuberosum
Tuberous thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Spear thistle, Bull thistle, Boar thistle
Cistus 'Silver Ghost'
Rock rose
Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus albidus
Rock rose, Sun rose, White leaved rock rose
Cistus creticus
Cretan rock rose
Cistus ladanifer
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer 'Paladin'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus laurifolius
Laurel leaved cistus, Laurel rock rose
Cistus libanotis
White Portuguese rock rose
Cistus monspeliensis
Montpellier rock rose
Cistus salviifolius 'May Snow'
Sage leaf rock rose
Cistus x aguilarii
Aguilarii hybrid rock rose
Cistus x argenteus 'Peggy Sammons'
Silvery hybrid rock rose
Cistus x crispatus 'Warley Rose'
Wavy leaved rock rose
Cistus x cyprius
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x cyprius var. ellipticus 'Elma'
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x dansereaui
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x dansereaui 'Decumbens'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x dansereaui 'Jenkyn Place'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x fernandesiae 'Anne Palmer'
Fernandez cistus
Cistus x heterocalyx 'Chelsea Bonnet'
Rock rose
Cistus x hybridus 'Gold Prize'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras