Growing Borage for Bees

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In addition to attracting bees, these pretty herbs will add some color to your garden.
In addition to attracting bees, these pretty herbs will add some color to your garden.
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Growing borage will benefit the rest of your garden by attracting lots of bees.
Growing borage will benefit the rest of your garden by attracting lots of bees.

Borage, a cucumber-flavored herb, is a great addition to your kitchen garden. The plant’s bright blue flowers attract lots of bees, which will help pollinate your crops. Growing borage won’t demand much from you either; it reseeds vigorously, so you can leave seedlings in the garden where you want them and pull the rest.

Some people use borage as a tea or in salads. My plants serve clouds of bees all summer long, even some leafcutter bees.

Bees will not hurt you on purpose; they are too busy to pay much attention to you.

Jeffrey Dickemann
Richmond, California

  • Published on Apr 13, 2011
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