Comments on: Choosing the best bee plants for a pollinator garden

By: Linda Naylor

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:49:56 +0000

It is hard to plant anything here with the weather bouncing around from 20 one day next 70 then back up in 30. The only thing to bloom so far is the few tulips I planted with a handful of daffodils. I have other seeds seeded. Have turned loose several mason bees got plenty of hotels hanging around for them, and clay if lol any return, I even skipped areas on lawn with tiny flowers blooming so they could find things to eat, Do I need to put out water area for them? I also have a block of hibernating leaf bees, I got all for my garden because nothing last year grew any veggies, I saw 1 butterfly last year no bees. This year a bumblebee and have caught a glimpse of the tiny bees, but they are so tiny and fast

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By: Lisa

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:20:57 +0000

Terrific summary! I’ve changed over my entire flower garden to a pollinator garden. Many were pollinator-friendly nectar plants to begin with (false indigo, summer phlox, calamint) but now I’ve added beebalm, catmint, lavender, anemone, liatris, and Joe-Pye weed. I’ve also made strides to ensure nectar is available spring through fall!

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By: Kingsley Mashbyrn

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:42:52 +0000

This was very helpful!!!!

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By: Jackie

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:58:05 +0000

I’m a Master Gardener. This sounds like a great project this year. I have been thinking of planting flowers in a neighborhood garden. I could make it a study in pollinators.

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By: Margaret

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:53:37 +0000

My Japanese anemones and caryopteris shrub are bee magnets as well as my Bishop of Llandaff dahlias. I have seen many bees resting on these plants. So heart warming to see.

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By: Jessica Walliser

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:06:36 +0000

In reply to Cleome.

Hi Cleome. Once the daytime temperatures are consistently in the 50s F, it’s safe to cut things down. Most of the insects are out of diapause (insect hibernation) by then.

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By: Cleome

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:22:53 +0000

If I am leaving coneflowers stems and other stalks over the winter, when in the spring is it safe to clean out dead debris without harming stem nesters?

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By: Jessica Walliser

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:32:49 +0000

In reply to John RT.

HI John – This is a great question. Here’s an article from our site that includes some terrific, pollinator-friendly, salt-tolerant plants. https://farm-kits.com/salt-tolerant-plants/

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By: John RT

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:07:02 +0000

My wooded lot is a few miles from Hayes VA 23072.
37°16′42″N 76°30′14″W – Hayes, Gloucester Co.
This lot is within 100 yards of Moore’s Cove – tidal meadow – on Broad Marsh Lane. I want pollinator-friendly flora on ~ 3,000 sq. ft. of road frontage [West-facing] and property-line [South-facing].
Which plants tolerate salinity?.
{Well-designed site; thank you}

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By: Rebecca Warner

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:47:30 +0000

This is exactly what we need to know! Thanks, Jessica

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