All the Dirt on Gardening

Each year we try a few more plants that will feed the bees. Some work pretty well in our climate one year or another and others are less successful. Here's a composite list of possibilities with a few links at the end. What works for you? Alfalfa - Medicago sativa  Asters - any and all Basil - when the plants flower the leaves lose some quality but the bees are happy Black Eyed Susan - easy to grow and self-seeds Borage - Borago officinalis - the bright blue flowers look great in any bed Catmint - Nepeta Clover - sweet white, yellow or red Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara Coriander - Coriandrum sativum Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus Cucumber - the bees cover cucumber vines like crazy Elderberry - Sambucus - when they flower you can hear the bees buzzing Evening Primrose - Oenothera Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare - good for butterfly caterpillars, too Fireweed - Chamerion angustifolium Gentian - Gentiana Geranium incanum  Goldenrod, perennial - the native varie...