Late Flowering Plants For Bees

[Millet]

My bees have been bringing lot's of yellow pollen lately and also orange which had me stumped, i have found out what the orange is from now.
I took these pictures on Saturday of the bees in the garden gathering large amounts of Orange pollen from Dalia and Lanaria which i think are a member of the Toadflax family, they self seed and the bees love them so i have stuck this post up in case anyone wanting to plant bee friendly flowers to plant some of these flowers to provide there bees with a different variety of winter pollen other than Ivy or if you do not have Ivy in your area.
Here is a few pictures i took and anyone feel free to stick names of any late pollen providing plants up.
Cheers
Steve.

 

[SteveG]

maybe my apple comp. cant see pics.

 

[Swarm]

Nice pics!
If you have allotments nearby, there's usually a fair amount of Dahlias grown. Fuchsia goes on late into the season and Asters too.

 

[Millet]

Nice pics!
If you have allotments nearby, there's usually a fair amount of Dahlias grown. Fuchsia goes on late into the season and Asters too.

No allotments Steve this is a place near a farm in the middle of nowhere, there is Fuchsia planted in the garden but i will look into Asters..

 

[Erichalfbee]

My pink and blue asters are busy when they are in the sunshine. I have a huge swathe of white ones planted in dappled shade and they are visited any time there is no rain.
Linaria is a favourite of firman's
If you are planting Dahlias plant the simple single flowered type

 

[Fatbee]

Mahonia good - mine is out and being visited

 

[ShinySideUp]

maybe my apple comp. cant see pics.

I have Windows and I can't see them or a link either.

 

[Millet]

Mahonia good - mine is out and being visited

I have Googled that little Devil but like anything we have lots of options, which one is your preferred tipple..

 

[Millet]

I have Windows and I can't see them or a link either.

Windows Myself but the pic's have gone through photo bucket so god knows where they will end up, the pic's are nothing to fret about anyway..

 

[enrico]

My phacelia is humming with honey bees...... Sounds a bit rude!
This is third crop I have planted this year. Great plant, blue pollen, nice smell. I am a fan, can plough in as green manure. Looks pretty. Flowers quickly, if you plant now then really early spring flowers.
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[Fritillary]

They were great pics! - Could see them yesterday but not today for some reason.
My dahlias also v popular with the bees. Some bees with what looked like orange berets or helmets on which I thought was dahlia pollen.

 

[Millet]

I don't have a clue what happened to the pictures maybe admin can shed some light, i have tried to upload them again a different way lets see how it works, and thank you everyone for your plant suggestions.

 

[colinc]

Great pictures. Love the last one.


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[Quevy]

My phacelia is humming with honey bees...... Sounds a bit rude!
This is third crop I have planted this year. Great plant, blue pollen, nice smell. I am a fan, can plough in as green manure. Looks pretty. Flowers quickly, if you plant now then really early spring flowers.
E

So the blue/purple pollen which bees are bringing now is phacelia ?

Great,
Have sown them 3 months ago and they flower now. Visited mostly by bumblebees and wild bees though.

 

[alldigging]

I have Windows and I can't see them or a link either.

I saw them on my tablet but not on my computer. Bizarre.

 

[enrico]

So the blue/purple pollen which bees are bringing now is phacelia ?

Great,
Have sown them 3 months ago and they flower now. Visited mostly by bumblebees and wild bees though.

here is a photo of the phacelia pollen.

 

[Millet]

here is a photo of the phacelia pollen.

Brilliant Enrico..

 

[colinc]

here is a photo of the phacelia pollen.

First bee refused to smile at you, or acknowledge you for that matter, but I like the second photo (apart from the date)
Nice to get sunshine in October.


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[bingevader]

Lovely pics.

 

[Erichalfbee]

here is a photo of the phacelia pollen.

Lovely...an orange bee on a blue flower