Bee-Friendly Plants for Albuquerque

Bee-Friendly Plants for Albuquerque Egyptian Bee

Spring

Summer

Fall

Acacia spp Archilla Agastache Allyssum Asclepias Coreopsis Ice Plants Indigo Bush Lavender Penstemon Primrose Salvia Thyme Veronica

Bee Balm Butterfly Bush Cat mint Chitalpa Dahlia Desert Willow Goldenrod Gilia Globemallows Heliotrope Hyssop Lupines Milkweed Mesquite Potentilla spp Pin Cushion Phox Sunflowers Sumacs Turpinetine Bush Violets Verbena

Asters Caryopteris Chrysanthemums Cone Flower Echinacea Helianthus Liatris Russian Sage Sedum

Psst... here are a few tips:  No neonicotinoid pesticides (they kill bees)  Choose fragrant flowers & yellow, orange, & blues  Plant early spring & late autumn blooming plants to provide extended food source.

Learn more about beekeeping in Albuquerque at http://abqbeeks.ning.com

Bee-Friendly Plants for Albuquerque

Chamisa

Sumac

Calendula

Penstamon

Lavender

Borage

Apricot Tree

Indigo Bush

May Night Salvia

Desert Bird of Paradise

Find out more: 

http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/bee-friendly-plants

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http://www.thehoneybeeconservancy.org/Garden.html

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http://beespotter.mste.uiuc.edu/topics/beegarden/

Learn more about beekeeping in Albuquerque at http://abqbeeks.ning.com