5 Flowers to Plant for Pollinators
These flowers can all bee(pun intended) planted anywhere in the United States!
1. The Goldenrod
This native flower blooms in the fall and attracts many pollinators to your garden. Monarchs love them! Goldenrods helps monarchs make their long migration journey and helps you experience the beauty of monarchs in your garden!
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2. The Selfheal
This early bloomer doesn’t just attract honey bees, it can be used medicinally too. It’s thought to heal inflammation in and outside the body. It’s pretty purple-blue hues can garnish your garden and salad fantastically.
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3. The Aster
The Aster flower can be found in many different varieties and in different colors as well. Most commonly they are a light purple. These late bloomers help with the monarch migration. Honey bees also like to stock up on the Asters high sugar content before hibernating for the winter.
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4. The Giant Hyssop
This flower is one of the most popular flowers for attracting bees. It’s used by beekeepers to make their honey better too. Not only does this summer flower attract beekeepers and bees alike, this flower also attracts humming birds! This is a must have if you’re looking to attract hummingbirds to your garden!
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5. The Beebalm
This flower isn’t coincidentally named “Bee”balm. The name gives its bee attractiveness away! And it doesn’t just attract bees…it attracts caterpillars, hummingbirds, butterflies and more! if you’re looking to attract as many pollinators as possible, this is the flower for you!
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