Central Oregon Beekeeping Association - Garden planning in Central Oregon

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<blockquote>Clyde Dildine wrote:

First of all please check out Victory Gardens for Bees by Lori Weidenhammer available through the library. &nbsp;This is a great resource covering most of our pollinating bees, including the honey bee. &nbsp;I have developed a presentation on this subject to be delivered at a future COBKA monthly meeting. &nbsp;It is based on my own personal experience in my garden and my Master Gardener based knowledge of what plants work well in Central Oregon. &nbsp;This spring and summer please visit the OSU Demonstration Garden at the OSU Extension Office at the fairgrounds in Redmond to see real life bee plants in action.&nbsp;

In the meantime, here's my list of bee friendly Central Oregon plants and trees:

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 Borage 
 Black-eyed Susan 
 Calendula 
 California Poppy 
 Catmint 
 Coneflower 
 Cornflower 
 Desert Sweet 
 Gaura 
 Crocus 
 Lacy Phacelia 
 Lavender 
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<TD style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999;" valign="top">Lemon Queen Sunflower 
 Lewis Flax 
 Milkweed 
 Purple Prairie Clover 
 Rocky Mt. Bee Plant 
 Rocky Mt. Penstemon 
 Russian Sage 
 Salvia 
 Sea Holly 
 Veronica Speedwell 
 Wild Bee Balm 
 Mountain Hollyhock 
 Yarrow 
 Zinnias</TD>

<TD style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999;" valign="top">Chokecherry 
 Flowering Crabapple 
 Apple 
 Pear 
 Linden 
 Serviceberry 
 Vine Maple</TD>
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If I were to only have one plant in my garden for bees it would be Borage. &nbsp;Its flowers refresh their nectar every five minutes during the day. &nbsp;The only caution is this plant can spread easily so care must be taken to contain it. &nbsp;Raised beds work great for that. &nbsp;I am sure others have favorite plants that work as well. &nbsp;Have fun planting. 
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