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Forage and Bee Gardens
JI Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic
Gardening
1971 - Eighteenth Printing
"Forests
were cut down, fields were made larger. Controlled burning of
woods and wasteland destroyed the home and food supply of the
wild pollinators. Implements ripped up the burrows of the
beneficial earth-dwelling bees; and others who nested in reeds
lost their homes and food plants.......Concentrated plantings of
one crop over large acreages left the bees no wild plants to
live on when the crop was not blooming; with nothing to fill in
the gap in their food supply, they starved and disappeared
practically overnight."
The section goes on to a
solution
"Tests by various experiment stations
showed that on a cultivated plot situated next to overgrown
land, wild bees were four times as numerous as on tilled plots
surrounded by other tilled land. You can preserve some
uncultivated or eroded land specifically for bees, and sometimes
bee broods found on land that is to be tilled can be moved to
these areas. Plant them to trees, shrubs, grasses and legumes,
and keep your livestock out."
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Creating the forage or bee garden**For
beekeepers with a large piece of land available, leaving land
untilled is a formidable choice. Many beekeepers do not have
this advantage but there are other ways to add to the forage.
**A bee garden is a worthwhile project. Plants can be
companioned for the health of the bees as well as honey flow.
Special attention can be given to early and late blooming forage
to help at a time when bees are most vulnerable to difficulties
such as robbers or starvation. Some plants are so very rich in
nectar or pollen, that one tree or bush or plot of land can
provide a substantial supply. For instance, Rodale reported one
lime bush could keep one hive in nectar all season and one acre
of anise hyssop has been said to be enough nectar for 100 hives.
Where these figures may not be exact in all circumstances, it is
a place for us to start our work in pursuing the Art of Organic
Beekeeping. |
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Bee Plants
for the landscaper | Early
and late blooming bee plants
Herbs and Flowers
Comfrey
Germander
Veronica
Nasturtium
Stevia
Basil
Butterfly
weed
Buglass
Chamomile
Chicory
Dropwort
Fennel
Ground
Ivy
Hyssop
Lavender
Marjoram
Melilot
Dead
Nettle
Queen of the Meadow
Winter Savory
Fuschia
Blanket
Flower
Snapdragon
Catmint
Catnip
Clovers
Cresses |
Rosemary
Pincushion
Goldenrod
Yarrow
Milkweed
Aster
Bellflower
Cornflower
Chrysanthemum
Lily
of the Valley
Coreopsis
Foxglove
Fleabane
Russian
Sage
Sages
Buckwheat
Lungwort
Pulsatilla
(Pasque Fl)
Bee Balm (Bergamot)
Lemon Balm
Thyme
Borage
Snakeroot
All
Mints
Teasel
Daphne
Dandelion |
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Bushes, Shrubs and Hedges
Button Bush
Russian Olive
Hebe
Bush
Clover
Spice bush
Bush Cherry
Firethorn
Sumac
Pussy
Willow
Thimbleberry
Snowberry
Blueberry
Lingonberry
Cranberry
Manzanita
(UvaUrsi)
Oregon Grape
Mock Orange
Hollies
Desert
Willow
Crape Myrtle (pruned to bush)
Escallonia |
Vines Wineberry
Honeysuckles |
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Small TreesLoquat
Bee Bee Tree
Silverbell
Trees
Hollies
Quince
Redbud
Lilacs
Blue Mist
(Coryopteris)
Serviceberry
Plum trees
Dwarf fruit
trees
Hazels
Alder
Medlar
Crape Myrtle |
TreesGolden Raintree
Tulip Tree (Yellow
Poplar)
Abelia
Tree of Heaven
Acacia (Locust or
Wattle)
Maples (Red, Silver, Sugar etc)
Devil's Walking
Stick
American Yellow Wood
Summer Sweet
Cotoneaster
Hawthorn
Tupelo
(black gum)
Sorrel (Sourwood)
Willows
Basswood
Linden
Elm
Chaste
Tree
Persimmon
Horse Chestnut
Chinese and Oregon
Ash |
Cultivated Fruit Tree VarietiesApples
Cherries
Peach
Apricot
Plum
Pears
Citrus
(all varieties) |
Vegetable Garden PlantsCorn
Tomatoes
Peppers
Cucumbers
Melons
Beans
Legumes
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Early Forage Maples
Alder
Dandelion
Winter
Honeysuckle
Willows
Pussy Willow
Peaches
Plums
Apples
Buckwheat
Crabapples |
Late ForageAsters
Bush Clover
Clovers
Goldenrod
Witch
Hazels
Bee Bee Tree |
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