Non-NATIVE PLANTS
The lists below are intended only as a starter. Through observation and experimentation in your own garden, you’ll find what best attracts bees. Don’t limit yourself. Your focus should be to choose flower colors that attract bees: blue, purple, white & yellow. Bees only see colors in the ultra-violet range. Through my own observation, I have noticed various bees attracted to my herbs when they are flowering.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Aster | Aster | Oregon grape | Berberis |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia | Penstemon | Penstemon |
| Caltrop | Kallstroemia | Purple coneflower | Echinacea |
| Creosote bush | Larrea | Rhododendron | Chrysothamnus |
| Currant | Ribes | Sage | Salvia |
| Elder | Sambucus | Snowberry | Symphoricaropos |
| Goldenrod | Solidago | Sunflower | Helianthus |
| Huckleberry | Vaccinium | Wild-lilac | Ceanothus |
| Joe-pye weed | Eupatorium | Willow | Salix |
| Lupine | Lupinus | Giant Maple Tree | Acer giganteta |
Plants that are native to one’s area, are usually the most preferred and the most easily grown. I have derived most of my list from a Xerces Society leaflet. According to research, native plants have four times the attraction power to native bees than other types.
NATIVE PLANTS
GARDENING FOR BEES
