<\/span><\/h2>\nSo popular with our cuddly tigers, fragrant catmint<\/strong> (Nepeta cataria) also provides nectar and pollen for bees in spring from April. Like thyme<\/strong> (Thymus vulgaris) and rosemary<\/strong> (Rosmarinus officinalis), the delicately blue, purple, or white flowering perennial belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Naturally, the perennial, which grows up to 55 inches high, is swarmed by many insects. Catmint is very undemanding and grows best in poor, well-drained soil in sunny locations. After the first bloom, it can be cut back to encourage a second bloom in the summer.![\"Catnip\"](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Catnip.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/span>Stonecrop<\/span><\/h2>\nStonecrop<\/strong> (Sedum spectabile) has coarse, thick-fleshed leaves and forms large inflorescences with many small individual flowers. From white to sunny yellow to deep red, all colors are represented. Depending on the species, the stonecrop reaches a height of up to 56 inches. From June to September, the hardy perennial is a popular bee pasture<\/strong>. Well-drained and nutrient-rich soil is ideal for planting stonecrop and since it always carries its water supply in its thick leaves, even drought does not bother it much.![\"Stonecrop\"](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Stonecrop.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/span>Aster<\/span><\/h2>\nThe group of asters (Aster) is the namesake of the composite plant family (Asteraceae). The name means “star”, which alludes to the radially arranged petals. The aster family includes the smooth-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum Novi-belgii) and the rough-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum Novi-angliae), as well as the myrtle aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) and the small pillow aster (Symphyotrichum dumosus). All of these perennials are readily sought out by butterflies and bees. From July until late autumn, the asters, which can grow up to three meters high, are very busy every day. In terms of color, asters cover all shades from dark purple to pink, but also red and orange to white, and thus wonderfully complement any bed.![\"Aster\"](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Aster.jpg\")
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<\/span>Goldenrod<\/span><\/h2>\nGoldenrods (Solidago canadensis) are real insect magnets; during the flowering period from June to September, there is an audible buzz around the tall perennials. This golden-yellow prairie perennial from North America forms long canes with many small individual yellow flowers on them. In the wild, it spreads widely by self-seeding and has conquered all of Europe and large parts of Asia. Therefore, withered seed heads should be cut off directly and composted. Goldenrod prefers medium to heavy, calcareous soils in full sun. Goldenrod is also extremely undemanding in terms of nutrients and water. It is used as a medicinal herb in homeopathy. It has a positive effect on kidney ailments.![\"Goldenrod\"](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Goldenrod.jpg\")
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<\/span>Indian Nettle<\/span><\/h2>\nThe Indian nettle (Monarda didyma), which grows up to 60 inches tall, is also called a golden balm, although its flowers are a rich red. From June to August, it is eagerly visited by various bees and butterflies. This perennial has a fruity-fresh scent of lemon, so its leaves can also be prepared as a tea. Originally from North America, it loves bright and warm locations with a good water supply. In spring it shoots up rapidly and is therefore also happy about annual fertilizer applications.![\"Indian](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Indian-Nettle.jpg\")
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Tip<\/strong>: So that you don’t have to gather different plants for your bee-friendly garden, there are also insect-friendly seed mixtures.<\/div><\/div>\nIf you want to do something good not only for bees but also for our native butterflies<\/strong>, take a look at our special article on the top 10 butterfly-friendly plants<\/strong> or the 15 most beautiful bee shrubs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For bees to benefit from a colorful planted garden, you should choose the right plants. We show the top 10 bee friendly perennials. From spring to late fall, bees (Apidae) need thousands of flowers to provide them with pollen and nectar. Long-flowering perennials are particularly easy to care for and productive for this purpose, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}