Honeybee Gardens are
Lovely to See
Are You Attracting Bees?

We need our gardens and our bees because the consequences of missing bees will cause dreadful implications for us all.

In fact, research has estimated that as much as ninety percent of our nation's crops are pollinated by these hard-working insects in fact most forms of plant pollination.

With their numbers significantly declining in recent years, farmers have been known to purposely import bee colonies in order to best pollinate their crops.

This is not the only reason attracting honey bees is important. We can benefit from the benefits of bee pollen for our health.

Those interested in growing gardens and flowers for bees will be delighted to know that some of the most beautiful plants and flowers in a vibrant array of colors are those that serve best in attracting bees.

Enjoy the beauty of flowers in the vegetable garden. Mary's delightful site will help you plant herbs with your flowers and vegetables, so why not plant all of them together, they can all benefit us and the bees.

There are edible flowers and not just a waste of valuable garden space. Then there is the added aroma to make it delightful. Please allow Mary to help you with growing a Vegetable Flower Garden.

Our honey bees are not on the whole too fussy but they do prefer yellow, blue and purple flowers.....a good reason to let those dandelions grow!

Of course our bees love vegetables too and so do you! Here is an informative website I discovered on organic gardening and how to grow a successful vegetable garden. Without our honey bees pollination efforts this would be very hard work for us!

This website helps you with lots of vegetable gardening tips; these will keep you and your bees happy. After all, we and the bees are real companions in our gardens.

If a person is already an avid gardener, it is likely that many of the most common flowers used in attracting bees are already present.

Some of these flowers include, however are not limited to generally in the UK.

These flowers for bees make the wonderful manuka honey which is probably the best honey for medical purposes.

There are many varieties that are suitable for your honey bee garden and let's not forget our fruits...........growing your own fruit whether you are lucky enough to have your own orchard or just a container to grow strawberries or raspberries in, you will benefit greatly from these especially if you combine with the benefits of honey.

In general, brightly colored flowers are among those that are the most effective in attracting bees.

The best flowers for bees are those that will bloom during the spring and fall months, and provide enough pollen and nectar to make honey and sustain the insects during those times.

Blooms should be planted close together whenever possible, making it most convenient for the bees to foliage.

The bee keeper who likes to keep his own bees not only sees this as a hobby but just loves the fact he can produce his own raw honey from which he or she benefits from eating.

Isn’t it a joy and pleasure to sit in your garden knowing you have grown flowers and vegetables and enjoying having done your bit in attracting bees.

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has resulted in a drastic reduction in the amount of naturally occurring bees.

While it is largely unknown what has caused such record low numbers of bees, chemical pesticides are suspected to have contributed to the problem.

Keeping this in mind, a serious effort should be made to keep honeybee gardens pesticide free.

Attracting bees with organic gardens and crops for the production of organic honey is a far healthier choice for bees and eliminates the risks that chemical pesticides may pose.

In such efforts, it should further be noted that geraniums and marigolds possess natural insect repellent properties therefore each of these should be standard in honeybee gardens.

Honeybee gardens are not just attractive to bees, we all know how wonderful it is to see fields and gardens full of crops of food we need for our own suvival.

By growing our own (because this trend is growing by the day) we help ourselves by having the satisfaction of our own organically grown food to benefit from and of course we will be doing our bit for the survival of these very important little creatures.

Many people are concerned about keeping bees because they have been frightened by the visions hollywood have instigated in our heads by releasing films about killer bees.

You really have no need to worry, bees will not just set out to sting you!

If you are considering growing more plants and flowers, maybe you have just set up home for the first time and you can't wait to get started on your garden, perhaps you could consider keeping your own bee hives, what a fantastic way for you to benefit from your own supply of raw honey.

While many conjure up thoughts of killer swarms and can't imagine why anyone would purposely concentrate on attracting bees, the truth is that most bees aren't as aggressive as is commonly believed.

Bees aren't overly interested in stinging people and don't seek out a confrontation. Rejoice when you see bees buzzing around your beautiful gardens.

When bees do sting it is because someone has interrupted their flight path, which is why it is best to simply move out of the bee's way and allow it to pass whenever your paths converge.

It is perhaps this fear of bees that makes most people shun the idea of beekeeping and starting honeybee gardens but please remember it is the bees that make your gardens grow.

Hopefully, once their nature is better understood, more people will engage in the useful art of planting.

Seeing that these meticulous, reliable workers pollinate more than 100 different types of commercial crops and are responsible for the pollination that increases crop values by as much as $18 billion dollars annually, it is easy to understand the necessity of honeybee gardens.

By attracting them and giving them what they need, they are then in a better position to give us what we need in return, a pretty garden and all the amazing Honey Benefits..