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Flowers

I have been asked many times ... "What flowers do bees like to visit?"
Did you know that in the UK there are over 2,000 varieties of flowers that are solely dependent on the Honeybee for pollination

I have listed a few of the more common flowers in the following pages ... click on the alphabetical letters below to find the ones you favour that start with that letter.

A   BC   DE   FG   HIK   LNM   NOP   RS   T-W

P -- good source of pollen
N-- good source of nectar
* -- excellent for bees

Abelia NP
especially A. Chinensis & A. Schumanii, semi-evergreen or deciduous, flowers May-August
Abelia
Acer NP
Sycamore, Maple, Typically small trees, with often insignificant looking but valuable flowers.
Acer, Sycamore, Maple
Achillea N
Yarrow, various flower colours but often white or yellow from May to Sept. Wild form pernicious.
Achillea or Yarrow
Aesculus NP
Horse Chestnut (Large tree) not suitable for most gardens.
Achillea or Horse chestnut
Alcea Althaea NP
Hollyhock, Tall imposing spikes of flowers, July to September.
Alcea Althaea or Hollyhock
Alchemilla NP
Lady's mantle
Alchemilla or Lady's mantle
Allium NP
is the onion genus, with about 1250 species
Allium, onion genus
Alstroemeria NP
In some species two tepals are enlarged and vividly coloured and act as "flags" for pollination.
Alstroemeria
Alyssum maritima NP
is a genus of about 100-170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae (cabbage family)
Alyssum maritima
Alyssum saxatile NP Alyssum saxatile
Amelanchier NP
is a genus of about 20 species of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae
Amelanchier
Anchusa N
general characteristics of the borage family. They are generally herbs, covered with bristly hairs. The leaves are simple or undulate, covered with stiff hairs
Anchusa
Anemone P
is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family
Anemone
Anthemis NP
known by the common name Chamomile; some species are also calledDog-fennel orMayweed.
Anthemis or chamomile
Arabis NP
is a of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae
Arabis
Armeria NP
they flower and flower the whole summer long, starting in June and often not stopping till early November, and the colour range is glorious, from shocking pink through cerise, red, lilac to palest pink.
Armeria
Aster *NP
Michaelmas Daisy, valuable source of pollen and nectar in autumn. Bright 'daisy' flowers Sept-Oct.
Aster or Michaelmas daisy
Aubretia *NP
It is a low, spreading plant, hardy, evergreen and perennial, with small violet, pink or white flowers, and inhabits rocks and banks.
Aubretia