Aubretia spp. Purple, open simple flower

Spectacular small groundcover

Crocus spp. Purple, white cup-shaped flower

Important nectar & pollen source very early in the year

Doronicum spp.  Yellow open simple flower

Leopard’s Bane

Fragaria virginiana. White, open simple flower

Wild strawberry (n)

Galanthus spp. White, cup-shaped flower

Snowdrop. Important source of winter nectar and pollen

Malus spp. Pink or white simple open flower

Crab apple

Muscari spp. Pink through blue upright spikes

Grape hyacinth, densely packed, highly scented flowers

Prunus spp. Pink or white open simple flower

The flowering cherries, almonds and apricots etc. Remember to get single flowered varieties!

Ribes spp. Yellow, simple open flower (red current, blackcurrant), white cup-shaped (gooseberry)

Blackcurrant, and flowering currant, redcurrant, whitecurrant, gooseberry

Rubus spp. Dark pink cup-shaped flowers

Blackberry & raspberry

Salix spp. Yellow/white spikes

Willow, especially S. alba. Male plants an important source of early pollen and nectar. S. discolor (n)

More bee-attracting plant websites

Ivydene Gardens Plants: Bee pollinated plants list based on the International Bee Research Association’s book, Garden Plants Valuable to Bees

List of bee-attracting plants

List of nectar-source plant for the Northern Hemisphere

List of pollen-source plant for the Northern Hemisphere