You've probably heard it before: more bees are dying every year. This worries us because without the buzzing and fluttering of these hardworking pollinators, the reproduction of all the colorful flowers diminishes. Bees are essential, and you can give them a helping hand by planting bee-friendly bulbs. This way, we can enjoy the colorful flowers and simultaneously create little food factories for the pollinators.
♡ Why are bees useful?
Without bees, we wouldn't have honey, nor would we have flowers or plants. Bees scour flowers daily in search of nectar for honey production, and in the process, they also pollinate our flowers and plants. When a bee flutters around a male flower, pollen grains are left behind on its fur. Covered in pollen, the bee then flutters to a female flower, again in search of nectar. During this search, some of the pollen from the male flower remains on the female flower, a process we call pollination. Pollination allows flowers to reproduce, ensuring plenty of growth and bloom. Pollinators are literally indispensable, hard-working insects in nature, and the annual decline of these beneficial insects is worrying. That's why it's time to give nature a helping hand. Bees are selective and don't simply like any flower or plant. But which flowers are truly beneficial to bees and bumblebees?
Which flowers are really good for bees and bumblebees?
I've compiled a top 5 of summer-flowering bulbs, allowing you to give nature a helping hand while enjoying the splendor of summer flowers yourself.
1 ♡ Anemone flowered Dahlias.
The Dahlia is a firm favorite for the summer garden. There are many different types of Dahlias, but not all are equally suitable for pollinators. We've nicknamed the Anemone-flowered Dahlias "The Bee-Friendly Dahlia." This category is characterized by the richly filled center of the flower, which attracts frequent visits from bees, butterflies, and bumblebees. Dahlias have a long blooming period, from early July until the first frost, so you can enjoy a radiant bouquet of flowers all summer long, accompanied by the lively buzz of pollinators. A win-win situation.
The following dahlias are very popular with pollinators:
Watch Dahlia Kelsey Anne Joy
View Dahlia Joyfull investment
View Dahlia Fashion Monger
Watch Dahlia Waltzing Mathilda
2 ♡ Allium Millenium.
Allium Millenium. A real magnet for bees and butterflies. It's a perennial plant that produces an abundance of ball-shaped, lilac-colored flowers from June to September. Each flower is made up of hundreds of smaller flowers, with plenty of nectar and pollen. A feast for the eyes, but certainly also beneficial for nature.
View Allium Millenium.
3 ♡ Gypsophila. 
Baby's breath is a flower arranger's dream, and many people only know baby's breath as a cut flower in a bouquet. But baby's breath also thrives in the garden or in flowerpots. Baby's breath blooms from July to October and produces a sea of tiny pink or white flowers. All these tiny flowers are rich in nectar and are beloved by bees, butterflies, and bumblebees.
View Gypsophila in white
View Gypsophila in pink
4 ♡ Lupine.
When the lupines are in bloom in our garden, I'd love to put a chair next to them and admire them all day long. Bees and bumblebees fly in and out, eagerly enjoying the colorful flowers.
View Lupine in Blue
Watch Lupine in Red
5 ♡ Liatris 
Liatris forms fluffy, feathery plumes composed of hundreds of tiny flowers, in white or lilac. And you guessed it, each flower is full of nectar and therefore well-attended by our pollinators. I personally love planting Liatris in clusters among evergreens like hostas and ornamental grasses. This adds color to the garden and attracts butterflies and bees.
View Liatris in white
View Liatris in lilac
