Gardeners just getting started with gardening often don’t understand how significant honey bees are to the achievement and the development of a healthy garden.

I’ve seen a big difference in how good my garden does based by how common the bees are that year. When we began beekeeping, our garden truly blossomed (and the honey was just amazing)!

Here are FIVE simple steps to developing a bee-friendly garden:

Diversity In The Wild

Wildflowers are loved by honey bees. They evolved with them—notably the wildflowers that were native to your region.

Diversity is also liked by bees. The more colors and types you have the more bees you’ll attract. Plant beautiful wildflowers around your garden as welcoming beacons for the honey bees.

And speaking of wild, bees like their homes to have taller grass, a few muddy areas, some twigs and puddles. So don’t be scared to let things get a little messy.

Just keep in mind that bees like open meadow-like places, patches of wild clover, brush piles, and mud puddles when it rains. Nothing crazy-messy…just a enough to make the bees feel safe and like they have the things they need.

The Best Blossoms And Colors

Bees actually adore blue, purple, yellowish, and white blooms. So more bees will be brought in by any flowers in those colours.

And these blooms are loved by bees, so put them abundantly:
· Agastache
· Aster
· Monarda
· Trifolium
· Rudbeckia
· Alyssum
· Asclepias
· Echinacea
· Geranium
· Papaver
· Sunflowers
· Hyacinth
· Dahlias
· Hollyhocks

Plant fruit and veggie plants that blossom. This will add to the pollinating possibilities and attract bees into your paradise.

Some blossoming fruit and veggie plants:
· Cucumbers
· Squash
· Pumpkins
· Peppers
· Strawberries
· Blackberries
· Lavender
· Mint
· Sage
· Catnip
· Fennel
· Sage
· Rosemary
· Coriander

Bee Bath

Bees want to drink and take baths also!

Bird baths are not any good since they’re too deep for bees. Bees want shallow places or an isle rehydrate and they’re able to go to wash themselves.

You could create an easy, budget-friendly bee bath by taking a wide dish, which isn’t too deep, and line or fill it with flat rocks. Place the tray somewhere near your beautiful flowers. Now bees can use this source of water, safely from the rocks, while they’re busy making your garden beautiful!

Bees Like To Feel Secure Too

All of us need a safe home base.

Even in the event you don’t do beekeeping, setting a gaily coloured wooden carton for protection close to your garden will help bees remain safe while they pollinate your garden.

There are real hives you can purchase, like this fantastic one from springhillnursery.com, or you also can purchase nesting televisions and line them in a bright coloured box.

Avoid Pesticides

No one enjoys pests, but a lot of pesticides (even organic) really are extremely hazardous for bees. It’s much better to use natural techniques such as trapping and handpicking or using overs for your rows.

In the event that you absolutely must use pesticide, avert your flowers and make an effort to get targeted pesticides (like grasshopper or caterpillar particular).