thegreenwolf:

growing-yet-into-magic:

the-witches-tea:

I see some posts that go around that say that Mint is good for bees and I just want to say DO NOT PLANT MINT DIRECTLY IN THE GROUND. Either bury the pot or leave the pot on a porch. Mint is a weed and it will take over your garden, compete with your other plants for food and water, and grow from under concrete and rocks. 

I also hear oregano and catnip is like this as well. Feel free to add any more since its garden season for many of us.  

Mint takes your garden as yours, and you shall never be able to plant it again. My grandmother planted mint when she was a young housewife and it stayed there until long after she died. We sold the house with mint in the backyard.

This also applies to bamboo, by the way. You plant bamboo and it takes over your house.

If you’re going to plant for pollinators, choose native plants, not invasives (which everything mentioned here is invasive in the US.) Not only are you helping honeybees(which actually aren’t native) but also native species of bees, as well as many other insects who use these plants for food and/or shelter/and or nurseries for their young. Check with your local conservation district, department of natural resources, extension service, etc. or see if your state has a branch of the Native Plant Society where you are. Or just search Google for “[your state] native plants”. Not only are native plants more adapted to your climate and soil, but they’ll benefit a LOT more than just honeybees.