5 Plants for Your Garden to Help Save the Bees

Without bees there will be no agriculture. Unfortunately, bees are struggling in the wild., so much that have already gone extinct. Although bees do not harm our crops, the use of pesticides and other environmental pollutants are killing them off, This is why today the private garden is the place for protecting the bees. In order to increase their number we can grow many kinds of plants that provide pollen and nectar for the bees to feed. These 10 plants are a great choice for a bee friendly garden…

1. Aster

via areallysmallfarm.com
Aster is important for honeybees to feed in order to get through the winter months as it provides late food. This is because aster flowers during late summer to autumn when many flowers have stopped blooming. The modern hybrid perennial is very easy to grow and has gorgeous colorful starry-shaped flowers.


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