We caught up with the Chief Horticultural Advisor at the RHS, Guy Barter, who revealed the five plants that are great at attracting bees to a garden – and the best time to bring them into your garden.

Our expert gardeners have put together the best plants for every season to provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinator insects ... flying at low temperatures when many other insects don’t.

One area of this research is on garden plants with flowers.The research shows that garden flowers vary greatly in how many bees and insects they attract. The best attract 100 times more than the worst ...

Creating a garden that attracts bees and other pollinators is not only beneficial for your plants but also essential for the environment. Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators play a crucial ...

Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies Many of our prettiest insects feed on nectar, so need flowering plants for their survival. Butterflies, ...

To encourage bees to visit them, flowers have colourful petals and an attractive scent. Some flowers give the bees a sugary reward called nectar too. It’s not just plants that need bees ...

Pollinators are attracted to nectar-rich sources and aid the growth of new plants by transporting pollen between plants and fertilizing them. Each year on 20th May World Bee Day is celebrated to ...

Attracting bees to your garden is not ... but they also provide an abundant source of nectar for bees. Their large, pollen-rich heads are attractive to many bee species. Salvia plants, including ...

Flowers are the best way to attract bees so plant as many as you can. But don’t forget that flowers don’t just have to be in the borders. If you let your grass grow a little longer than usual ...

In practice, this means that plants that complement each other are placed together, and those that don’t, are kept apart ... plant Place Result Borage Near strawberries and tomatoes Attracts bees to ...