Beekeeping/Plants for Bumblebees

Bumblebees have a rather long tongue; shorter than those butterflies like atalantas but longer than those of honey bees. As such, they prefer flowers such asHDRA encyclopedia of organic gardening by Pauline Spears: Cynara scolymus Monarda Centaurea montana, Centaurea scabiosa, Centaurea nigra Digitalis purpurea Salvia spp Agastache foeniculum Lotus corniculatus Achillea millefolium Solidago Lonicera periclymenum Lobelia cardinalis Origanum Trifolium Tropaeolum majus Pulmonaria saccharata Marrubium vulgare Phacelia tanecetifolia Leucanthemum x superbum Centranthus ruber Echium vulgare References Note It should be noted that the list of plants mentioned above may or may not be native to your area. As such, if you wish to use them, check whether they are native to your area first.