Bee-friendly kitchen and herb plants

Herbaceous

• Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
• Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
• Cucumber, melon (Cucumis spp.)
• Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
• Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
• Sage (Salvia officinalis)
• Squash, pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
• Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
• Sweetcorn (Zea mays)

Trees, shrubs and climbers

• Apple (Malus spp.)
• Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
• Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
• Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
• Lemon, orange, grapefruit (Citrus spp.)
• Pear (Pyrus spp.)
• Plum, peach (Prunus spp.)
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Be sure to select cultivars that attract bees:

• Select “single” flowers not “doubles” or “triples”
• Choose simple traditional flowers not highly modified flowers
• Garden catalogues often mark which cultivars attract bees