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)
Epimedium grandiflorum f. violaceum
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium leptorrhizum
Slender-rhizome barrenwort, Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium perralderianum
Algerian barrenwort, Perraudiere epimedium
Epimedium pinnatum
Persian epimedium
Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Persian epimedium
Epimedium pubigerum
Hairy barrenwort, Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium sagittatum
Horny goat weed, Barrenwort
Epimedium x perralchicum
Hybrid epimedium
Epimedium x perralchicum 'Fronhleiten'
Hybrid barrenwort
Epimedium x rubrum
Red barrenwort, Red epimedium
Epimedium x versicolor
Garden hybrid epimedium, Bicolor barrenwort
Epimedium x versicolor 'Neosulphureum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Bicolor barrenwort
Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Bicolor barrenwort
Epimedium x warleyense
Garden hybrid epimedium
Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Eranthis hyemalis
Winter aconite
Eranthis hyemalis 'Guinea Gold'
Winter aconite
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
Winter aconite, Cilicicia winter aconite
Erica 'Winter Fire'
Hummingbird heath
Erica arborea var. alpina
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica australis
Spanish heath, Southern tree heath
Erica australis 'Holehird'
Spanish heath, Southern tree heath
Erica australis 'Riverslea'
Spanish heath, Southern tree heath
Erica carnea 'Adrienne Duncan'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Ann Sparkes'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Challenger'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Heathwood'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'King George'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'March Seedling'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Margery Frearson'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Nathalie'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Pink Spangles'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Praecox Rubra'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'R. B. Cooke'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Vivellii'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Wintersonne'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. alba 'Golden Starlet'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. alba 'Ice Princess'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. alba 'Isabell'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. alba 'Springwood White'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Westwood Yellow'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Winter Gold'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica cerinthoides
Heather, Fire heath, Scarlet heath
Erica ciliaris 'Corfe Castle'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica ciliaris 'Stoborough'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica ciliaris 'Wych'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica cinerea 'Atropurpurea'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath