You are doing a real service to support bees in the North Texas area when mysterious factors are causing their decline. But beware, watching bees can become addictive. The best strategy is to have some plants blooming at all possible times so that it is not a feast or famine situation for the bees.
Honeybee on a Fall Aster.
Honeybees will work almost any fruit, berry or herb grown in this area. Following is a list of favored flowering plants, vines, and shrubs.
This list of plants for bees is also available as a PDF. Honeybees in North Texas Area
Annuals
- Alyssum
- Begonia
- Poppy
- Cockscomb
- Cosmos
- Fuchsia
- Larkspur
- Love-in-a-Mist
- Mexican Sunflower
- Moss Rose
- Snapdragon
- Stock
- Sweet Pea
- Zinnia
Perennials
- Aster
- Clovers
- Columbine
- Geranium
- Lambs Ear
- Mallows
- Mums
- Scabiosa
- Shrimp Plant
- Statice
Honeybee hovers over a purple coneflower.
Vines
- Black-eyed Susan Vine
- Cantaloupe
- Clematis
- Cucumber
- Gourds
- Honeysuckle
- Jasmine
- Morning Glory
- Passion Flower
- Pumpkin
- Squash
Shrubs
- Azalea
- Barberry
- American Beautyberry
- Boxwood
- Butterfly Bush
- Cherry Laurel
- Cotoneaster
- Crape Myrtle
- Fire Thorn
- Flowering Quince
- Hydrangea
- Spirea
- Viburnum
- Weigela
- Wisteria
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