#11 Chives (Allium Schoenoprasum)

Whether you plant this onion in flowerbed or vegetable patch, bees would flock to its purple flower heads. This is a great choice for people who are allergic to the aster family of flowers but still want to welcome bees into their garden. You can raise chives from seeds or grow it from divisions. Plant them in early spring, in rich, moist, well-draining soil.

#12 Sunflowers (Helianthus Spp.)

Sunflowers with their large central discs provide ample opportunity for bees to forage for nectar and pollen. You can grow native sunflower species almost anywhere in the country as long as they are planted after the last frost.

#13 Roses

Bees are attracted to some roses, but not all. Single-petal roses and old-fashioned fragrant roses with open centers are what bee loves. If you can see the tuft of stamens at the center of the flower clearly, they are visible to the bees too. Most rugosa and sweetbriar roses that develop rosehips are pollinated by bees.

#14 Catmint (Nepeta Spp.)

Bees are just as crazy about these fragrant flowers of catmint that cover the plant in summer and fall. The drought-tolerant and deer resistant perennial is free-flowering and low-maintenance. The flowers can be pink, blue, purple or white. Some varieties have attractive grey, gold or chartreuse foliage.

#15 Cranesbills (Geranium Spp.)

The pretty blooms in pink, purple or white keep coming, inviting bee to make regular visits. Grow cranesbills in partial sun or light shade. They like regular watering, but not waterlogging. Some can withstand occasional dry spells. An occasional pruning keeps the plant in good shape.

#16 Salvia (Salvia Spp.)

Salvias and bees are made for each other. Their tiny flowers on long spikes carry quite a bit of nectar to attract all the bees in the neighborhood. Salvias are easy to grow from seeds, and their wide color range includes white, apricot, and reds besides the pink and blue spectrum. The plants thrive in the summer heat and continue to flower through fall.

#17 Butterfly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa)

This perennial milkweed plays host to the monarch butterfly larvae. But that doesn’t keep away the bees. In fact, several types of native bees throng the nectar-rich flowers throughout the day, competing with the butterflies and hummingbirds visiting them. Butterfly weed is easily raised from seed, although it may take a couple of years for the seedlings to come into flower.

#18 Common Heliotrope (Heliotropium Spp.)

This flowering plant with clusters of tiny, deep blue, and purple, fragrant blooms held atop deeply veined foliage is a bee favorite. The vanilla-scented flowers are a delight in any garden, but the plants are not cold hardy. Plant them in rich, moist soil and partial sun.

#19 Cosmos (Cosmos Bipinnatus/ C. Sulphureus)

Bees love these easy-care annuals that can be used to fill any unattended part of the garden with color and life. The plants are easily grown from seeds which can be sown in situ in warm areas but ideally started indoors in colder regions.

#20 Blanket Flower (Gaillardia X Grandiflora)

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia X Grandiflora) can provide sustenance for bees in gardens many other flowers shy away from. The plants are easily started from seeds and self sows freely in suitable climates.