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)
Cotoneaster frigidus 'Saint Monica'
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Cotoneaster harrovianus
Harrow's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster microphyllus
Small leaved cotoneaster, Little leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nanshan
Nanshan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Exburyensis'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Gnom'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Herbstfeuer'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan cotoneaster, Simon's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x suecicus 'Juliette'
Swedish cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x watereri
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x watereri 'John Waterer'
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Crambe cordifolia
Colewort, Heart leaf colewort
Crataegus chrysocarpa
Fireberry hawthorn, Hawthorn, Thorn, Thorn apple, Mayhaw
Crataegus laevigata
Midland hawthorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May, Two styled hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
Double crimson thorn, Red may, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus laevigata 'Pink Corkscrew'
Pink Midland hawthorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus laevigata 'Punicea'
Midland thorn, Quick set thorn, English hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno'
Double pink thorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus monogyna
May, English hawthorn, Quick, Bread and cheese, One seeded hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna 'Aurea'
Yellow may, Hawthorn, English hawthorn, One seeded hawthorn
Crataegus orientalis
Silver thorn, Oriental thorn
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
Splendid many flowered plum leaf haw, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
Many flowered plum leaf haw, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus x lavalleei
Hybrid cockspur thorn, Lavalle hawthorn, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus x lavalleei 'Carrierei'
Carrier's hybrid thorn, Hybrid cockspur thorn, Lavalle hawthorn, Hawthorn, May
Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow'
Montbretia
Crocus 'Blue Ocean'
Crocus 'Blue Pearl'
Golden crocus, Blue flowered golden crocus
Crocus 'Gipsy Girl'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Goldilocks'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Ivory Princess'
Crocus 'Remembrance'
Dutch crocus
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus 'Snow Bunting'
Hybrid golden crocus, White hybrid golden crocus
Crocus 'Vanguard'
Crocus angustifolius
Cloth of gold crocus, Narrow leaved crocus
Crocus banaticus
Banat crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk'
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
Golden crocus, Golden flowered crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Dorothy'
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'E.P. Bowles'
Golden crocus, Golden flowered crocus
Crocus corsicus
Corsican crocus
Crocus etruscus
Etruscan crocus
Crocus etruscus 'Rosealind'
Etruscan crocus
Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg'
Etruscan crocus
Crocus flavus subsp. flavus
Dutch yellow crocus
Crocus goulimyi
Goulimyi crocus