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30-12-2010, 10:02 PM
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| | | Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
Can anyone recommend an early flowering climber for bumble bees please? I was thinking maybe a clematis, but not sure it would be suitable. It would be grown against a west-facing six foot high wooden fence. |
30-12-2010, 10:50 PM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
There is an early flowering honeysuckle I thinks its called winter honeysuckle..
Its not a climber as such but will grow against a wall.
Susie will know...
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31-12-2010, 07:37 AM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
Winter Jasmin is flowering now and should still have some flowers for the early spring Bumble Bees, you could grow iit running through a later flowering climber,and maybe put some crocus at ground level.
Or good old Forsythia can be trained to go against a wall and you can cut it right back and start again if it goes out of shape.
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31-12-2010, 07:48 AM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
Or possibly an espalier fruit tree.
I was wondering about Clematis armandii, but that's definitely a no-no. Too rampant, and I've read it doesn't attract bees. 
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31-12-2010, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Jennie  Can anyone recommend an early flowering climber for bumble bees please? I was thinking maybe a clematis, but not sure it would be suitable. It would be grown against a west-facing six foot high wooden fence. | How early is 'early'? |
31-12-2010, 11:12 AM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
Honeysuckle. Bees go crazy for it.
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31-12-2010, 12:08 PM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
The only really early climber (flowers between February and April) I can think of that the bees love is quince. This is a shrub but can be trained up a wall and looks really impressive when it is.
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31-12-2010, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Susie The only really early climber (flowers between February and April) I can think of that the bees love is quince. This is a shrub but can be trained up a wall and looks really impressive when it is. | Don't forget Ivy, which is in flower from November to March. Probably the most valuable and reliable source of food for both early and late-flying insects.
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31-12-2010, 02:32 PM
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Yep, ivy's always a favourite. Plus you may get holly blue butterflies. |
31-12-2010, 09:20 PM
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| | | Re: Flowering climbers for Bumble Bees?
Thank you all for your replies.
In other parts of the garden I already have a Winter Honeysuckle (although I didn't realise what it was called until I googled Kayleigh's reply!), Yellow Jasmine and some ivy which doesn't flower. (Not old enough?)
Were you referring to the Japanese Quince, Susie? That seems like a good option and one I hadn't considered. I don't want to plant anything too bushy as the border is quite narrow and I want to plant as much as possible in it. | | | |
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