How To Design A Bee Garden
The larvae then hatch pupate and emerge from the stems.
How to design a bee garden. If you want to create a bee friendly garden start by planting yellow purple white and blue flowers with single blooms to attract bees. Make wise use of space. And planting especially if you re creating a new garden means you are thinking about design.
They are not as showy as the annuals but they come back year after year. These pollinators are crucial to our natural eco systems but in recent years have become a rarer sight in our gardens due to. Solitary bees lay their eggs in the hollow cavities leaving a small supply of food for the larvae to eat.
Ponds and recirculating fountains can be a lovely focal point in a garden design as well as provide habitat. Be sure to follow your local water company s guidelines for water usage. Heirloom varieties and perennials are a great choice as the nectar and pollen hasn t been affected by hybridisation.
Be sure to plant a variety of flowers that bloom at different times if you want your garden to attract bees all year long. So in this episode of the urban forestry radio show and podcast we learn how to create an polliinator or bee garden. Spring is here and planting is underway in bee gardens throughout california.
Make a point to grow flowers that bees love. Echinacea thyme aster yarrow lavender sedum phlox agastache and many large shrubs and trees. Heather tulips and lilacs are great choices.
Providing bee hotels is a great way to boost bee diversity in your garden by attracting solitary species. Always position bee hotels in full sun. 5 of 9 applications.