Bees Friend Flower

The business run by fiona supplies the local areas as well as working further afield.

Bees friend flower.

That means it blooms once a year and during that time bees and other pollinators gather around this flower. Pesticides and insecticides used in intensive farming have been blamed particularly a group called neonicotinoids as have parasites like the varroa mite but a very important cause is a reduction in flower rich habitats for the bees to visit. Yeah yeah i know. Phacelia bee s friend phacelia tanacetifolia ok.

Annual plants grow 12 24 inches tall. Attracts many different species of bees and beneficial insects. 25 plants for bees in your garden 1 lavender lavendula 2 rhododendron 3 white clover trifolium repens. Bees friend flower lacy phacelia phacelia tanacetifolia native to the southwestern us this relative of borage blooms for 6 8 weeks and provides nectar for many species of bees hoverflies and butterflies.

You can plant them in a sunny or shady spot in either an exposed or sheltered position. Your anise hyssop attracts a lot of bees and your borage too. A annual wildflower native to the american southwest valued for its bright purple blooms which open slowly in sequence allowing the plant a long blooming season. Phacelia tanacetifolia sku.

You ll notice that new flowers come on the plant once a month or so and then you can add those petals to salads. Flowers are blue lavender and held above fern leaved foliage that is delicate and lacy. In early spring bluebell. Blooms are a soft periwinkle blue purple and smell like grape candy.

Exceptionally interesting curling flowers are held above lacy fern like foliage. With lovely fragrant flowers that yields a great nectar for bees and the berries will also attract birds to the garden too. Huge areas have been lost in the last 80 years including 98 of wild flower meadows. Upc code 2 pick up.

Quantity please select options before. Bee s flowers is a beautiful bespoke flower and lifestyle store based in kimberley nottinghamshire established in 1994. Pollinating insects absolutely love bluebells.