Bee friendly plants
These are the most beautiful for the balcony and garden
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Bee-friendly plants do good for us and for the plant world. And they look good doing it! Here you can find out what is important and which 42 plants are suitable for the garden or balcony.
Hum, buzz, buzz – who doesn’t know this sound in summer?! Bees are not always popular, especially when eating ice cream. Nevertheless, wild bees are important for us and the plant world. If you also want to do something for bees in your garden or on the balcony, plant bee friendly plants.
Bee friendly plants
The death of bees is on everyone’s lips. One of the reasons for the deaths are weed killers from agriculture, which damage bees. Check out our article on bee deaths for more information and how you can help a bee in need.
There is also the possibility to help wild bees on a small scale: on the one hand with an insect hotel (see also building an insect hotel yourself) and on the other hand by planting bee-friendly plants on your balcony, for example. Because their nectar serves as food for the bees. While there are many flowers with beautiful blooms that attract bees. But they don’t always have the hoped-for nectar.
If you have a large garden, bee-friendly trees can be used in addition to shrubs and perennials. Here is a list of the most bee-friendly plants.
42 bee friendly plants
The most bee-friendly trees for the garden
- apple tree
- sycamore
- bee tree
- sweet chestnut
- cherry tree
- Sal willow
The most bee-friendly perennials for the balcony and garden
- aster
- agastache
- mug plant
- Blue Ladder to Heaven
- loosestrife
- real sage
- knapweed
- Spring Crocus
- Common trefoil
- catnip
- globe thistle
- lily
- (Common) Sunbride
- oregano
- hollyhock
- Shrub Marshmallow
- (Common) chicory
- Narrow-leaved fireweed
- vetch
- Meadow Knotweed
The most bee-friendly shrubs for balconies and gardens
- beard flower
- blackberry
- buckthorn
- raspberry
- Japanese mock quince
- cornel
- lavender
- rosemary
- sloe
- snowball
- winter heath
- hyssop
Herbs such as borage, coriander, thyme or lemon balm are also good for bees.
If you want to know exactly how much pollen and nectar a plant provides, you can find a detailed list at Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Bee-friendly plants: that’s what matters
- Bee-friendly plants have one high nectar and/or pollen content.
- Unfilled ones are ideal wide open flowers.
- Bee-friendly gardens or balconies need Varietiesso that different types of bees can use the food sources.
- In addition, plants with different flowering times are optimal so that the bees do not only get their nectar at one time. Early, medium and late flowering are a good mix.
Have you already chosen the right plants? Here are some tips for planting and care:
Are you interested in permaculture in the garden or self-sufficiency? Then we have exciting information for you here (perhaps even keeping chickens is something for you!). You can find out what seed bombs are good for and how you can make them yourself under Make your own seed bomb.
Tip: In the Brigitte community you can exchange ideas with other hobby gardeners about gardens and plants.