Honey Bees and Flowers
Certain species of honey bees are known to be aggressive and can attack with minimal provocation, so it is important to consider which types of flowers might attract undesirable bees to a homeowner’s garden.
Depending on weather conditions and soil, many flowers can attract honey bees. These flowers include red apple, lily of the nile, California and Brazilian pepper tree, fennel, amethyst, English ivy, bidens, cape weed, monch, gold coin, dusty miller, Shasta daisies, gumplants, cosmos, sunflowers, purple coneflowers, tickseed, honeywart, rockrose, sweet alyssum, lavender, oregano, rosemary and lilies, among many others.
Diversity of flowers, garden layout, light exposure, temperature and weather all impact whether honey bees might attempt to take over a garden. They will forage for food within about three miles of their hives, and any plants with large amounts of nectar and pollen are attractive to worker honey bees.
Before planting a garden that could attract honey bees, be sure to consult a pest control professional about appropriate safety measures and methods of identifying more aggressive species.
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