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I rent, so I got a limited space to work with. That said, I counted 12 bees buzzing my 3 anise hyssop plants (Two are 2 years old in the ground, 1 in a container from seed this year) and my (Monarda Citriodora) lemon bee balm! This is the most I have seen in my yard so far!

Walking conservation areas around here I've noticed they show extreme preference toward common milkweed and butterfly weed, and somewhat to nearby mountain mint. I have seen a few buzzing my salvia as well.

What other native species have you seen bees go crazy for?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You’ve probably already seen it (the next post in this community) by now but if you’re in North America, here’s a guide to keystone native plants for bees and butterflies: https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/keystone-plants-by-ecoregion

If you’re not, I suggest dropping that info, since “native” is relative.

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