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Scientists consider bees to be a keystone species. Bees find blue purple and yellow flowers most appealing. Our friends at birds blooms magazine helped us pick five plants for bees that will keep them buzzing around your backyard all spring summer and fall.

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Heres an eye popping fact.

Insects bees purple flowers. Honey bees help your garden grow beautiful. Having bees buzzing around to act as pollinators brings life to the yard and makes flowers and other plants lush and abundant. The usda estimates that 80 of insect crop pollination is accomplished by bees. They may also have an attractive scent which in some cases mimics.

The earliest animal pollinated flowers were shallow cup shaped blooms pollinated by insects such as beetles so the syndrome of insect pollination was well established before the first appearance of beesthe novelty is that bees are specialized as pollination agents with behavioral and physical modifications that specifically enhance pollination and are the most efficient pollinating insects. This list of flowers for the bees will make a beautiful pollinator garden that is beneficial for both us and the bees. Bees are important for the ecosystem and for pollination and sadly they are in decline. By sharla riddle.

Learn about 12 common flowers to plant for the bees. Entomophily or insect pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen of plants especially but not only of flowering plants is distributed by insectsflowers pollinated by insects typically advertise themselves with bright colours sometimes with conspicuous patterns honey guides leading to rewards of pollen and nectar. The sweet nectar hidden among the brightly coloured petals of early spring flowers can be a lifeline for hungry insects. How to attract honey bees.

However even if youve lost the battle with bugs this season you can win the war by planting flowers that insects find unpalatable. Flat or shallow blossoms such as daisies zinnias asters and queen annes lace will attract the largest variety of bees. Sure it gets increasingly hard to relax outside on long scorching days and hot sticky nights with a swarm of insects buzzing around but the fact still remains that we need bumblebees and honey bees for our survival. You can attract bees by planting.

Some species of bee such as honeybees meanwhile dont hibernate so they will become more active and start collecting nectar as soon as your spring flowers arrive. Choose blue purple and yellow. Contrary to popular belief bees arent just a summertime inconvenience. Insects wreak havoc on our flowers by chewing sucking and transmitting diseases leaving frustrated gardeners to ponder whether to fight back with chemical pesticides organic poultices or angry machete chops.