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Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

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
Posted: Sunday 8th of May 2011 09:03 AM

  • Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

    Nicola
    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
    Replied: Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:40 AM

  • Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

    Shoot User
    Bees love Borage and Borage loves bees.....
    Replied: Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:48 AM

    • Re: Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

      Nicola
      Thanks Harvey:))) Jane here is Borage in Shoot too. Bye for now Nicola
      Replied: Sunday 8th of May 2011 12:02 PM

    • Re: Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

      Shoot User
      Thanks Harvey for that. Borage is a plant i've always known of but never thought of planting. You've changed my mind :)
      Replied: Sunday 8th of May 2011 01:53 PM

      • Re: Re: Re: Russian Comrey - Good for Bees?

        Shoot User
        I'm glad about that, the leaves are good for food and drink... as are the petals....:)
        Replied: Sunday 8th of May 2011 02:13 PM

  • Re: Russian Comfrey - Good for Bees?

    Carol
    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.
    Replied: Monday 9th of May 2011 10:43 AM

    • Re: Re: Russian Comfrey - Good for Bees?

      Shoot User
      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
      Replied: Monday 9th of May 2011 12:29 PM
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