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Old 18-06-2009, 11:02 PM
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Re: If you want bees in your garden ...

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Originally Posted by cutecoot View Post
... get yourself one of these!:



It's a ceanothus (not sure exactly which type, apart from evergreen spring-flowering!) .. and it is absolutely *buzzing* with activity! Strangely, in the photo, only one bee can be seen (along with one spider!) but I can assure you there were hundreds in that bush!
Wow. Nice plant there. I have been passing these a lot in gardens and I always had it down as a Hebe. These aren't my familiarity so you are right with Ceanothus. I have found Cotoneasters and Berberis to be good for bees as well
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