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Designing for Bees !

Designing for Bees !. Design a bee -friendly Plant Pallet. Provide continuous bloom throughout the season Plants preferred by bees A diversity of flower types –supports a diversity of bees Native to CA Drought tolerant. Mix Native Annuals & Perennials. Plant Common Name Bloom Time

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Designing for Bees !

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  1. Designing for Bees ! 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  2. Design a bee -friendly Plant Pallet • Provide continuous bloom throughout the season • Plants preferred by bees • A diversity of flower types –supports a diversity of bees • Native to CA • Drought tolerant 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  3. Mix Native Annuals & Perennials • Plant Common Name Bloom Time Lupinussucculentus Arroyo Lupine Spring PhaceliatanacetifoliaTansy leaf phaceliaSpring Trifoliumwildenovii Tomcat clover Late spring-Summer Trifoliumfucatum Bull clover/Sour clover Late spring Trichostemalanceolatum Vinegar weed Summer-Late summer Eschscholziacalifornica California Poppy Spring PhaceliacalifornicaCaphacelia/Cascorpionweed Early summer Lupinusformosus Lupine Late Spring- Summer Lotus scoparius Common Deerweed Summer Grindellacamporum Valley Gumplant/Gumweed Summer- Fall Neal Williams/Department of Entomology UC Davis 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  4. Plant Families Bees LOVE! • Asteraceae – Daisy, Aster, Sunflower family- (Erigeron glaucus, Echinacea purpurea, Gaillardia grandiflora, Coreopsis grandiflora, Cosmos binnatus,) • Fabaceae – Legume family • Lamiaceae – Mint, Lavender, Salvia, Thyme,Rosemary (Agastache, Lavandula, Salvia uliginosa) • Polygonaceae– Buckwheat family • Rosaceae – Roses, Apple, Cherry, Strawberry • Scrophulariaceae – Snapdragon, Penstemon • Papaveraceae – California Poppy 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  5. What do honey bees pollinate? • Veggies: Beet, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, okra, squash • Fruits: Apples, apricot, berries, cherry, citrus, melons, pear, plum, tomato, watermelon • Nuts & Seeds: Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia, sunflower 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  6. References for gardeners • http://ccuh.ucdavis.edu/projects/honey-bees • www.pollinator.org • http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

  7. 23Jun2012 by Lisa Erdos, UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

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