Simpson is careful about trimming back plants to avoid ... a super queen bee season. Simpson saw American Bumblebees (Bombus pennsylvanicas) and Two-Spotted Longhorn Bees (Melissodes bimaculata ...

This fact sheet suggests plant species ... for honey bees. The health of honey bee colonies depends on access to food, in the form of pollen and nectar, from a varied and plentiful sequence of flowers ...

Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies Many of our prettiest insects feed on nectar, so need flowering plants for their survival. Butterflies, ...

Looking for a tough yet beautiful plant to fill a hot, sunny spot? Texas lantana (L ... attracting butterflies, bees, and birds to your landscape. They need little maintenance, in my experience ...

The best plants for bumblebees ... the nectar season for bumblebees As with any planting for nectar, having some early and late flowers in the mix will prolong the nectar season for bumblebees.