Plants for Bees south africa

Colour Bees prefer violet, blue, white and yellow FLowers.

Pattern
of a Flower
According to some research they found bees who

of a Flower
harvested from violet FLowers harvested far more Bees distinguish between Fields of different shapes, which varies according to the
Violet blues white yellow nectar than the next most rewarding colour, blue. Flower's Geometry, The shape of a FLower's petals and how they conduct electricity.

Trees Herbs Crops & Shrubs & Succulents Creepers Bulbs Tubers, Rhizomes & Corms
Wild Pomegranate Burchellia bubalina NP Dill Anethum graveolens NP BUchu Agathosma Spp. NP thorny creeper Asparagus falcatus NP Agapanthus Agapanthus Spp. NP
CAPE CHESTNUT Calodendrum capense NP Borage Borago officinalis NP Kranz Aloe Aloe arborescens NP Clematis Clematis brachiata NP Bulbine Bulbine Spp. P
Coral Tree Erythrina lysistemon NP Canola Oil Seed Rape Brassica napus v. cleifera N P Milkweed Wild Cotton Asclepias Spp. NP jasmine starry, wild Jasminum mult..., ang... N P Red Hot Poker Kniphofia Spp. NP
Tree Fuchsia White Olive Halleria lucida N Citrus Citrus Spp. NP ButterFly Bush Sagewood Buddleja Spp. NP Everlasting Pea Lathyrus latifolius N Daffodil Narcissus Spp. P
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris NP Coriander Coriandrum sativum NP Bottle Brush Callistemon Spp. NP Firecracker vine Lobata Spp. Mina, Ipomoea N P Nerine Nerine Spp. NP
Tea Tree Honey myrtle Melaleuca alternifolia NP Cucumber Cucumis sativas NP Jade Plant Crassula arborescens NP Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia N P Sorrel Oxalis Spp. NP
Cherry apricot, plum... Prunus Spp. NP Pumpkin, Marrow Cucurbita NP kerky bush Crassula ovata NP Purple Wreath Petrea volubilis NP Ranunculus Ranunculus asiaticus P
Rocket Eruca sativa NP Pink dombeya Wild Pear Dombeya burgessiae NP Lace Creeper Polygonum aubertii NP Crane Flower Strelitzia reginae NP
Forest Trees Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum NP Ericas Erica Spp. NP Canary Creeper Senecio tamoides, ma... N P Watsonia Watsonia Spp. NP
Acacia spp. Thorn Tree A.burkei, A.caffra, A.heb... N P Fennel Foeniculum vulgare NP Honey Daisy Euryops virgineus NP Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria capensis NP Arum Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica P
Acacia spp. Sweet Thorn A. Karoo NP Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa NP Blue Daisy Felicia amelloides NP
Acacia spp. Chook Thorn A. Melifera NP SunFlower Helianthus annuus NP Ribbon Bush Hypoestes aristata NP
Poison Star Apple Diospyros dichrophylla N Lavender Lavandula Spp. N Mallow Lavatera Spp. NP
Guarri Euclea racemosa, undulata N Litchi Litchi chinensis NP

Ground Covers
Veld Plants
White Elder / ELS Platylophus trifoliatus NP Macadamia Nut Macadamia NP
Karee Rhus lancea NP Lucerne Alfalfa Medicago sativa NP

Annuals
Cat Thorn Scutia myrtina NP Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis NP
Keurboom blossom tree
Buffalo Thorn
Virgilia divaricata
Ziziphus mucronata
NP
NP
Mint
Catnip
Mentha Spp.
Nepeta cataria
NP
NP
& Bi Annuals Baby Sun Rose
Arctotis
Aptenia cordifolia
Arctotis Spp.
NP
NP Aloe Aloe Spp. NP
basil sweet, perennial, holy Ocimum Spp. NP
Cape Forget me not Anchusa capensis NP Sour Fig Carpobrotus Spp. NP Penbossie Rooibos Aspalathus Spp. NP
marjoram, oregano Origanum Spp. NP
Hollyhock Althea Rosea NP Creeping Blue Blossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens N P Blackjack Bidens pilosa NP
Granadilla Passionfruit Passiflora NP
Alkanet Bugloss Alkanna tinctoria NP Snow in Summer Cerastium tomentosum NP Erica Erica Spp. NP

Scent Flower
Avocado Persea americana NP
Honey Flower Lobularia maritima NP Purple Carpet Drosanthemum floribundum N P Dandelion Taraxacum NP

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Cape Gooseberry Physalis peruviana NP
Cape Jewel Nemesia strumosa NP Carpet Geranium Geranium incanum NP Vygie mesembs Mesembryanthemaceae NP
Kidney Bean Phaseolus Spp. NP
Poppy Papaveroideae NP Catmint Nepeta N Wild Lucern Monechma divaricatum NP
Apricot plum, peach... Prunus Spp. NP
Californian Bluebell Phocelia Campanularia NP Pelargonium Pelargonium betulinum N P Protea Protea Spp. NP
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis NP
Tansy Phacelia tanacetifolia NP Lobster Flower Plectranthus neochilus NP Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum NP
Choose plants that have A Sweet Scent because Bees only Sage Salvia officinalis NP
Rose Moss Portulaca grandiflora NP Dwarf Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis NP
really see fLowers when they get reasonably close, maybe Thyme Thymus vulgaris NP
Nasturtium Tropaeolum NP Creeping Thyme Thymus serpyllum NP
less than 60 centimetres, This means bees use scent, rather Beans, Peas Vicia faba, Vicia sativa... N P
than sight, to Find Flowers from a distance. Grape Vitis vinifera P
Maize Zea mays P

Electric
Bees can Sense the Electric Fields of Flowers and affect them so that other bees know when its recently been harvested.
The As bees Fly through the air they bump into charged particles like dust to small molecules. The friction of these microscopic collisions is said to strip electrons from the bee's surface so the bee

Bee Flower
usually ends up with a positive charge. Flowers tend to have a negative charge most days because The fLowers themselves are electrically earthed, but the air around them carries a voltage for
& every metre above the ground. The positive charge that accumulates around the Flower induces a negative charge in its petals. When the positively charged bee arrives at the negatively charged
FLower, the pollen literally jumps from the FLower to the bee as the bee approaches the FLower. Research also suggests that bees landing INFLuences the FLower's electrical charge For a short
period of time and that this change may signal to the next bee that the Flower has just been visited.

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