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May 28, 2021
Plant flowers and flowering trees. If possible, choose types that produce lots of pollen and nectar.
Here are some easier-to-grow plants that bees love:
- Flowering plants: clover, sunflowers, phacelia, purple aster, oregano, thyme, cilantro, mint, and California lilac
- Flowering trees: big leaf maple trees, apple, cherry and willow trees
Besides planting bee-friendly plants, read about three other things you can do for bees here:
https://foodhero.org/sites/foodhero-prod/files/health-tools/xWhat%20You%20Can%20Do%20for%20Bees.pdf.