Keeping Bees Fed after September
All types of bees (honey, Mason, bumble, etc.) need nectar & pollen for food. However, most flowers in gardens begin fading in September. But bees are active to December (weather permitting), and they'll start foraging again in January (weather permitting). So the best plants for your garden (if you want to help bees) are late bloomers. Using the site www.Wildflower.org, here's a list of late-blooming wildflowers that are native to the mid-Atlantic, especially Virginia. Plant some of these and keep our pollinators fed! Our honeybees say, "Thanks!"
