AssiduousRabbit
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No Mow May is coming up! Please, to help #Bees , #DontPicktheDandelions in your yard, and consider planting these plants listed below. Please share!
07:04 PM - Feb 03, 2023
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Claudia
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Marjoram and oregano too
03:07 PM - Sep 29, 2023
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(((Pro-Choice Morgana)))
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Yup. Lotsa sage and lavender and bees in my garden.
11:50 AM - Jul 16, 2023
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Janet Howe
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Chicago So side near the Lake, bumblebees are checking out the catmint, crocuses are gone now, dandelions & wild violets coming up. Joe Pye Weed, milkweed will bring these & native bees, butterflies incl. Monarchs all summer to our small front & back yards.
03:30 PM - Apr 29, 2023
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Susan Brosche
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Save the pollinators. Save humanity. 🐳🐞🐝
07:40 PM - Mar 02, 2023
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Linda B-B
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03:35 PM - Jun 06, 2023
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Madeleine
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I’m on board with saving insects. Not all of these are native to New England, tho. I will say that thistle was the biggest hit in my garden.
07:00 PM - Feb 18, 2023
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AssiduousRabbit
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In response to Madeleine.
Does it do well in shade?
03:13 PM - Apr 29, 2023
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Silke Spoutista
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When I was small my grandpa kept bees. We planted these things and always clover to roll in before opening the hives. Grandpa said if you rubbed the sweet clover on you, the bees would know you are a friend. I miss him. 🥰
11:59 AM - Feb 18, 2023
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Annette & Vizsla Tucker
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That’s so sweet. 😍
08:07 PM - Jul 12, 2023
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Hellcat Lissa
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That is such a sweet memory! 😊
08:07 PM - Jul 12, 2023
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Silke Spoutista
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11:54 AM - Feb 18, 2023
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Sitara 68
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The biggest problem I have with trying to grow borage is that the pests eat it down to the nub everytime. Hopefully, pest pressure will be significantly reduced this year.
11:52 AM - Feb 18, 2023
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INTJohn
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A lot of these also helps birds, whose populations are in serious decline. Reach out to your local Audubon Society. They’ll help you to convert your lawn to a habitat that’s good for bees and birds.
09:01 AM - Feb 16, 2023
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Leesa Blue
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I know they’re controversial, but I’m keeping my 2 Butterfly Bushes. The bees love them, and we’ve never seen so many beautiful butterflies in our backyard, before.
02:26 AM - Feb 13, 2023 (Edited)
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Leesa Blue
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Great chart. Thanks for sharing! The more we can all do to support honeybees, the better.
Two other great perennials that attract honeybees are Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) and Black-eyed Susans. Both are easy to grow.
02:00 AM - Feb 13, 2023
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Mary Agnes Shearon
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Bees seems to *really* ???? the mint when it blooms too
12:51 AM - Feb 13, 2023
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Kristine Erickson
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Leaving my "supply" of dandelions untouched this year until my native plants start blooming. Can't wait for my orange blossoms! Thanks for the reminder!
03:33 PM - Feb 08, 2023
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Linda B-B
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03:40 PM - Jun 06, 2023
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Stephen I
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02:11 PM - Feb 07, 2023
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Cymru Am Byth
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I have a south-facing balcony in southern California (region 9), containers only. Any recommendations?
11:28 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Mea Cadwell
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Bees love sweet basil, lavender, rosemary and lemon balm flowers.They're all easy to grow in containers, smell delicious and can be used in cooking so triple duty plants. :)
07:48 AM - Feb 07, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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If only we didn't live in an HOA, my husband would be all about this.
09:14 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Julie B
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I didn't know bees like lavendar until last spring; I had planted some a few years ago and was laying in my hammock and heard the bee humm. They were all so happy! I used to have a hedge of hollies that would hum during the blooming time too.
08:59 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Frank Jousselin
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There is a place n Prince Edward County in Ontario that grows lavender and sells lavender honey produces on site. Delicious
11:39 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Love planting for bees & hummingbirds!
04:16 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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Kristin H
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We planted a pollinator garden two years ago. It literally hums during the summer! #Bees #SavetheBees
08:42 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Linda B-B
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03:44 PM - Jun 06, 2023
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Meidas Dog Lover
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Also add Bee Balm, Echinacea, Milkweed and more.
08:40 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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D Torch
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The bees and the butterflies are always around our zinnias 😊
08:34 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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snooget
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We've been considering switching at least part of our yard to clover. If anyone has any real life experience or tips on how to do that, please spout off!
08:13 AM - Feb 06, 2023
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PS Annie
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Micro clover is the best bet from an environmental perspective. It's less invasive a fixes nitrogen. It does brown out over winter though, so lots of people do a micro clover/bluegrass mix.
I design rain gardens and bioretention areas for rain water treatment and we use that mix for grassed zones.
12:25 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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Laurie Woodward Garcia
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06:41 PM - Feb 05, 2023
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OneOfTheSmiths
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As a #beekeeper , I totally 100% agree. Without bees our lives would be so much worse!
01:11 PM - Feb 05, 2023
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KathleenSimms
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It turns out that bees love the same flowers I do. 🌻
12:23 PM - Feb 05, 2023
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Jody Keating
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This is a great list! Also consider flowering trees and bushes (tulip poplar, linden, hawthorn, hazlenut, etc.)
07:56 AM - Feb 05, 2023
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lesley28
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Love the poster.
04:57 AM - Feb 05, 2023
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Thee NW Mankiller Magpie
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If we had a yard, I would plant clover as ground cover and as many of these plants as I could.
02:32 AM - Feb 05, 2023
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just checking
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Now we need ground cover.
10:17 AM - Feb 04, 2023
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AssiduousRabbit
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In response to just checking.
Everyone replying to this post is saying clover. I also saw a creeping thyme suggestion. @OneOfTheSmiths does that sound true to you?
10:55 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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RobinandRuby
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I tore up 20 feet of sod last year and planted lavender. Plan to do more this year.
08:17 AM - Feb 04, 2023
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susiequilter61
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So cool! We got rid of our front lawn a couple years ago, planted drought tolerant natives/plants, and get loads of lizards, hummers, several kinds of bees, and more birds! No more sterile lawn 🥰
10:01 PM - Feb 03, 2023
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