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Re: Re: Russian Comfrey - Good for Bees?
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Thanks Carol
Thats great to hear. I have planted veronica, knautia, wild flowers, some shrubby honeysuckles, neadowsweet, red campion, bats in the belfry and mint and have a bee house waiting for them. A red mason bee does keep popping by but has so far not taken residence :(
None of these are in flower yet so I'm hoping that time will tell. :)
I've ordered comfrey and I'll order borage soon too. But the picture your post gives is lovely and I'm jealous. But nicely so :)
J
Thats great to hear. I have planted veronica, knautia, wild flowers, some shrubby honeysuckles, neadowsweet, red campion, bats in the belfry and mint and have a bee house waiting for them. A red mason bee does keep popping by but has so far not taken residence :(
None of these are in flower yet so I'm hoping that time will tell. :)
I've ordered comfrey and I'll order borage soon too. But the picture your post gives is lovely and I'm jealous. But nicely so :)
J
Posted: Monday 9th of May 2011 12:29 PM
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My Russian Comfrey is covered in bees. I haven't followed them home to make sure they are OK after buzzing around in the flowers, but the Russian and the other two varieties I have are permanently full of bees - the bumble and the honey types.
Posted: Monday 9th of May 2011 10:43 AM
Re: Re: Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?
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I'm glad about that, the leaves are good for food and drink... as are the petals....:)
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 02:13 PM
Re: Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?
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Thanks Harvey for that. Borage is a plant i've always known of but never thought of planting. You've changed my mind :)
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 01:53 PM
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Thanks Harvey:))) Jane here is Borage in Shoot too. Bye for now Nicola
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 12:02 PM
Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?
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Bees love Borage and Borage loves bees.....
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:48 AM
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Hi Jane, you might find this article by The Bumblebee Conservation Trust about planting for bees useful? We give a whole plants list and regular comfrey is also in the list:) Cheers Nicola
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:40 AM Last reply: Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:45 AM
Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?
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Comfrey is good for making compost and comfrey leaves are good laid at the base of containers and plants to stop the slugs/snails, but is Russain Comfrey the comfrey that attracts bees or is it any comfrey?
Jane
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Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 09:03 AM Last reply: Wednesday 17th of May 2023 08:27 PM