DID YOU KNOW?
Bumblebees (Bombus sp.) like other indigenuous bees, are four more times more likely to take nectar an pollen from indigenuous plants than from non-native plants?
Below is a list of plants you can add to your landscape to attract native bees:
Photo |
Botanical |
Common |
| Archtostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | |
| Asclepsis spp. | Milkweed | |
| Aster spp. | Asters | |
| Coreopsis spp. | Tickseed | |
| Erigeron spp. | Daisy Fleabane | |
| Helinathus spp. | Sunflower | |
| Penstemon spp. | Beardtongues | |
| Phacelia spp. | Blue Curls | |
| Prunus spp. | Cherry, Plum | |
| Pycanthemum spp. | Mountain mint | |
| Rhus spp. | Sumac | |
| Rubus spp. | Brambles | |
| Senecio spp. | Golden Groundsel | |
| Vaccinium spp. | Blueberries |