5 Flowers To Plant Around A Native Bee Hive In Brisbane
Spot both the honeybee and the tiny native bee heading towards this sunflower in my Brisbane backyard!
If you have recently bought a native bee hive in Brisbane and are wondering what flowers to plant around it to provide food for your native bees, I have some answers for you!
The good news is that most flowers and flowering herbs (like parsley and basil) are bee-friendly; however not all flowers are okay with Brisbane heat. I’ve put together a list of 5 flowers to plant around a native bee hive in Brisbane below that have worked well for me in my own garden over the years and that I’ve seen multiple pollinators from native bees, to honeybees, to butterflies visit! Check out the details and photos below.
Yellow sunflowers, pink zinnia, yellow and white chamomile and orange marigold are great flowers to plant around a native bee hive in Brisbane (see above) I grew all of these in my backyard and had a tonne of pollinators visit!
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1. Zinnia: Like a moth to a flame, native bees and butterflies always head to the zinnias in my garden. I plant them in summer.
2. Cosmos: Look like dainty daisies (see image below), but they absolutely thrive in hot weather and attract a lot of bees. I plant them in spring.
3. Sunflowers: Are one of the easiest flowers to grow and all types of bees adore them. I plant them in autumn, and even winter in Brisbane as long as they gets lots of sun.
4. Marigolds: Bright orange marigold attract in lots of bees and beneficial pollinators like butterflies (see above). I plant them in summer.
5. Chamomile: Are a beautifully fragrant flower that are easy to plant around a native bee hive. I plant them in autumn.
For information on how I grow the flowers above from seed, see my Grow Flower Seedlings In A Few Easy Steps article.
Even if you are planting flowers for your native bee hive in Brisbane, other pollinators won’t be able to resist visiting either like this beautiful monarch butterfly that loved my zinnia flowers
White cosmos is perfect to plant around a native bee hive in Brisbane because bees love it and it also thrives in hot weather
Looking for more information? Check out my take on David Beckham’s Iconic Bee Garden and Flowers To Plant For Australian Native Bees, By The Seasons.