By Amy Grant Without bees, there would likely be none of us. Bees are valuable pollinators and without them the cycle of nature would come to a screeching halt. Lately you may have heard of a decline in the honeybee population due to colony collapse disorder. So what can you do for the bees since they work so hard for you? How about creating a bee friendly herb garden? Best Plants for Bees Bees need flowers but not just any flowers. Bees are attracted to some blooms more than others. They tend to be attracted to plants that flower in full sun conditions. When planting a garden to entice these tiny pollinators, the best plants for bees are those that prefer full sun and that, obviously, bloom. Honeybees, for some reason, are also attracted to tiny flowers of which many herbs have in abundance. Many flowering herbs fall into these
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