Bee-Friendly Garden Design: Plants That Support All Pollinators

The Three RequirementsA truly bee-friendly garden needs to provide three things: food (flowers with accessible pollen and nectar); water (a shallow source with landing spots); and shelter/nesting habitat (bare soil for ground-nesters, hollow stems for cavity-nesters). Most bee-friendly guides focus only on food, but without water and habitat, bees may visit but won't establish permanent populations.Designing for Continuous FloweringThe most critical principle is ensuring something is in flower e…