FREE! 2023 Bee-Friendly Planting Calendar

Some of the flowers I grew to attract in bees and butterflies in Brisbane

Hi everyone,

I’ve created a very simple bee-friendly planting calendar for anyone who wants to know what to plant now in Brisbane and SE Queensland to bring in beautiful pollinators.

I plant a different group of flowers at the start of each season, to give the bees and butterflies (and myself) some variety. I plant from seed of course — Salisbury Grange is an (organic, heirloom) seed company! I’ve included what I’ll personally be growing below in 2023.

Happy growing! Phoebe

Some of the flowers and pollinators in my Brisbane bee garden last year (above) including a butterfly amongst the orange marigold and a bee zooming into a sunflower

What Bee-Flowers I’m Growing in 2023 | Brisbane Edition

Summer: Zinnia, Cosmos, Echinacea (heat-loving flowers)
Autumn: Chamomile, Evening Primrose, Calendula (herbal tea flowers)
Winter: Sunflowers in pots
Spring: Billy Buttons, Yellow Celosia, Calendula (sculptural flowers)

A beautiful monarch butterfly on pink zinnia in my Brisbane backyard

Blissing out in my bees and butterflies garden in Brisbane!

Looking for more information? Check out my free Brisbane Bees + Butterflies Poster or my take on Where To Buy Flower Seeds Online In Australia.