Since moving into our home which is on a 1021 square metre section we have decided to make the most of the land by planting fruit trees and a vege garden. So as not to have to hand pollinate, what can we plant to encourage the bees and other pollinators in?
Lynne
Good nectar and pollen plants (sources for nectar [N] and pollen [P] - have some for every time of year:
June-September
Cootamundra wattle - Acacia baileyana (P)
Five finger - Pseudopanax arboreus (NP)
Kowhai - Sophora spp. (NP)
Rosemary - Rosmarinus spp. (NP)
Tree lucerne/ tagasaste - Chamaecytisus palmensis (NP)
October-November
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus (NP)
Karaka - Corynocarpus laevigatus (NP)
karo, lemonwood, kohuhu - Pittosporum spp. (NP
Buddleia - Buddleia salvifolia
December-March
Mahoe - Melicytus ramiflorus (NP)
Southern rata - Metrosideros umbellata (NP)
Manuka - Leptospermium scoparium (NP)
Clover - Trifolium spp. (NP)
April-May
Lacebark - Hoheria populnea (NP)
Sunflower - Helianthus annuus (NP)
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