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| Hello, I live in north Texas (8a). I have grown vegetables rather successfully for two years now however I have had trouble with pollination. I decided this is the better forum because yall know what is best for bees over looks. I know i should try to plant native plants however i am having trouble finding them. If you know of any it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
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| Borage, which readily re-seeds itself and Penstemon - my personal favs, Rudbeckia, Sunflowers (yeah, not perennial), and lots of the herbs. |
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- Posted by melikeeatplants 9b (San Jose) (My Page) on Fri, May 23, 14 at 20:14
| The bees here in CA love Vetch, Borage, Nasturtium, Sunflowers, which are all self seeding annuals.... Vetch is a good nitrogen fixer and the others all have edible parts. |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Fri, May 23, 14 at 20:53
| I second the vote for penstemon. Echinacea (coneflowers), agastache (hyssops), and salvia (sages) are also good. One of my favorite plants is bronze fennel. It's a perennial herb with dark ferny foliage and when in flower it draws in pollinators from miles around (or at least it seems like it). Rodney |
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| The plant which will best attract pollinators is the crop itself. There is no value in attracting honey bees, for example, if you are trying to pollinate tomatoes. Honey bees don't pollinate tomatoes. Tomatoes will attract the right pollinators for tomatoes. Jim |
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