what are good flowering plants for bees to collect pollen
Some solitary bees also collect nest material from flowers such as Stachys bzantina (Lambsâ ear). Bees like blue, purple, violet and white flowers best, grown in large clumps in a sunny, sheltered spot. They do not like double headed varieties whose nectar and pollen has often been bred out.
The same plants often serve as a source nectar and pollen. Some plants (poplar, birch, cherry, etc.), in addition, secrete resinous substance, from which the bees make glue â propolis. Honey plants are classified mainly by flowering time, the nature of a harvest and habitats.