And a carefully selected assortment of perennial flowers that attract bees ensures that your ... well-drained soil in full ...

Verbena is a heat-tolerant annual that produces clusters of small, fragrant flowers ... flowers attract bees and butterflies with their abundant nectar. Clarkia thrives in full sun to partial ...

If you have room for even one or two of these they'll attract many bees. Most of these plants will also attract a range of other interesting insects to the garden, including butterflies and honeybees.

New research reveals that certain soil microbes can help plants grow bigger flowers, therefore attracting more bees. The findings, which are published in New Phytologist, suggest that studying ...

Our expert gardeners have put together the best plants for every season to provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinator insects. We grew many of these plants in our north London trials ...