Buy Bee-Friendly Plants for a Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Adding bee-friendly plants is one of the simplest ways to make your garden more useful to pollinators while adding color, texture, and seasonal interest. Bees rely on flowers for nectar and pollen, and gardens with a variety of bloom times can provide food across more of the growing season.

At Garden Crossings, you can buy bee-friendly plants across annuals, perennials, and native selections chosen for strong garden performance and pollinator appeal. Look for nectar-rich flowers, long bloom windows, and a mix of shapes and colors to create a planting that is attractive to both gardeners and visiting bees.

A close-up of a bee collecting nectar on a cluster of vibrant orange flowers, with a blurred green background.
The Flamenco Annual Combo Kit features vibrant Supertunia pink Lovie Dovie petunias and dark purple ornamental sweet potato vine in a hanging basket with two metal chains - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners. Container not included.

The Flamenco - DIY Annual Combo Kit

$31.32
$32.97 $31.32
Illustration of a house with landscaped front yard, featuring colorful Designer Threads Coreopsis arranged symmetrically to create a bird-friendly garden using the EZ Scapes™ Bring In The Birds Garden Kit - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two labeled planting diagrams show layouts for a shallow (10x5) and deep (12x7) border using four plant types, including Designer Threads Coreopsis, in color-coded circles, ideal for the EZ Scapes™ Bring In The Birds Garden Kit. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Bring In The Birds - Garden Kit

$98.32
$117.94 $98.32
Outline of a house with pink and white flowers in front on a white background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing plant layout with colored circles and measurements - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Sun-Loving Extravaganza - Garden Kit

$140.72
$156.36 $140.72
A cluster of Belarina® 'Valentine' Primrose (Primula) with double red blooms and lush green leaves grows among pine needles in a spring garden, surrounded by additional greenery - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Top-down view of a cluster of Belarina® 'Valentine' Primrose (Primula) displays double red, ruffled blooms and green leaves, thriving in a spring garden bed with mulch and vibrant foliage in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Belarina® Valentine Primrose (Primula)

$17.99
$17.99
A single-story house with front flower beds planted using the EZ Scapes™ Season Long Interest #2 Garden Kit, featuring yellow, purple, and pink blooms; close-up shows dense pollinator-friendly perennials and lush foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram shows two garden layouts—a shallow and a deep border—using the EZ Scapes™ Season Long Interest #2 Garden Kit. Featured are pollinator-friendly perennials in yellow, purple, and blue, including labeled Magic Show Spike Speedwell, Primo Heuchera, Amazing Daisies, and Denim n Lace Russian Sage. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Season Long Interest #2 - Garden Kit

$188.00
$201.29 $188.00
Illustration of a house with a vibrant pollinator garden of pink, purple, blue, and yellow sun-loving perennials from the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #1 Garden Kit; a close-up of the kit appears below the garden. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two diagrams display planting layouts for EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #1 Garden Kit, featuring sun-loving perennials like Sedum, Dianthus, Perennial Salvia, and Russian Sage arranged in labeled, color-coded rows. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator Sunscape #1 - Garden Kit

$165.78
$189.90 $165.78
Illustration of a single-story house with pink and purple pollinator flower beds. Below is a close-up of the colorful landscaping, created using the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #2 Garden Kit - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing "Shallow Border" and "Deep Border" layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #2 Garden Kit, featuring four plant types (including pollinator plants) with labeled, color-coded icons and spacing measurements - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Dry Space Filler #2 - Garden Kit

$174.51
$193.90 $174.51
Illustration of a house with a front yard featuring the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 Garden Kit, with clusters of deer-resistant perennials—ornamental grasses, purple flowers, and low green shrubs—arranged in curved layers - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden layout diagrams: one labeled Shallow Border, featuring perennial plants from the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 Garden Kit in alternating purple, blue, and green; the other labeled Mailbox, with a central black mailbox surrounded by identical icons - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 - Garden Kit

$134.03
$148.92 $134.03
Illustration of a house front with a symmetrical garden bed made using the EZ Scapes™ Color in the Sun #1 Garden Kit, featuring colorful blue, red, and purple foliage and blooms, shown from both frontal and close-up views - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden border layouts—Shallow Border (10x5) and Deep Border (12x7)—feature colorful foliage from the EZ Scapes™ Color in the Sun #1 Garden Kit, with color-coded plant names and spacing guides for easy planning - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Color in the Sun #1 - Garden Kit

$171.81
$190.90 $171.81
A hand-drawn illustration showcases the EZ Scapes™ Clay Soil Solution #1 Garden Kit, featuring a cozy house with a front porch, outdoor seating, and a vibrant garden of clay-tolerant blooms in pink, blue, yellow, and purple—perfect for clay soil - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden layout diagrams for EZ Scapes™ Clay Soil Solution #1 Garden Kit show Shallow Border (5x10) and Deep Border (7x12) with yellow, blue, and pink circles representing clay-tolerant plants—ideal for clay soils - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Clay Soil Solution #1 - Garden Kit

$146.63
$151.52 $146.63
A landscape illustration showcases a single-story house with EZ Scapes™ Carolina Heat Tolerant Garden Kit, featuring vibrant pink, purple, green, and orange flower beds and ornamental grasses in front. A close-up of the planting design is also shown - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden layout diagrams show the EZ Scapes™ Carolina Heat Tolerant Garden Kit plant arrangements for shallow and deep borders, featuring three flowers in labeled rows with names, colors, and dimensions for each border - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ – Carolina Heat Tolerant – Garden Kit

$134.93
$149.92 $134.93
Illustration of a house with a front yard landscaped using the EZ Scapes™ Beat The Heat #2 Garden Kit, featuring drought-tolerant perennials, pink and white flowering plants, and shrubs in decorative curved garden beds - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two 10 x 5 layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Beat The Heat #2 Garden Kit: shallow border and island styles, both with sun-loving perennials—tall grasses (green), pink flowers, yellow daisies—in repeating grid patterns - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Beat The Heat #2 - Garden Kit

$139.43
$154.92 $139.43
The EZ Scapes™ Buzz & Blooms #1 Garden Kit features a drawing of a single-story house with a porch, surrounded by heat-tolerant plants and colorful shrubs for a vibrant, perennial garden—shown both in front of the house and as a separate landscape layout - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two 5x10 garden layouts for a pollinator garden using the EZ Scapes™ Buzz & Blooms #1 Garden Kit, with three heat-tolerant plants in orange, purple, and blue; includes plant names and spacing. The lower layout is more clustered - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Buzz & Blooms #1 - Garden Kit

$134.03
$141.32 $134.03
Close-up of bright yellow and orange Summer Breeze Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria) flowers with dark streaks bloom among green leaves in a garden - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Clusters of Summer Breeze Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria) bloom in yellow and orange amid green foliage, with red flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Summer Breeze Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria)

$21.99
$21.99
Close-up of 'Green Jewel' Coneflower (Echinacea) with pale green, spiky petals and a textured green center, set amid lush leaves and blurred pink flowers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of several 'Green Jewel' Coneflower (Echinacea) blooms with spiky central disks and narrow green petals, surrounded by leaves and a few blurred pink flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Green Jewel' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$17.99
$17.99

A close-up of the vibrant Sombrero® Tango Tangerine Coneflower (Echinacea) in full bloom, displaying bright orange petals and a green center, surrounded by green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of vibrant orange coneflowers with spiky, dark centers, surrounded by green foliage and other blooming flowers in the background.

Sombrero® Tango Tangerine Coneflower (Echinacea)

$17.99
$17.99
A close-up of 'Pardon My Pink' Monarda, featuring vibrant pink perennial blooms with long, thin petals and green leaves, brightens a garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of a single ‘Pardon My Pink’ Monarda, a vibrant pink perennial with long tubular petals and spiky stamens, nestled among lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Pardon My Pink' Monarda

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of Lady Godiva™ Orange Calendula, an annual with vivid orange blooms and green leaves, adding bright color, with blurred orange flowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThree vibrant Lady Godiva™ Orange Calendula blooms with layered petals are accented by nearby green and burgundy leaves, plus touches of variegated yellow and red foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Lady Godiva™ Orange Calendula

$10.99
$10.99
A close-up of the vibrant 'Arizona Apricot' Blanket Flower (Gaillardia), a butterfly attractant, glowing in sunlight with green leaves and softly blurred foliage in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of vibrant yellow and orange 'Arizona Apricot' Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) blooms with round, spiky yellow buds and green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Arizona Apricot' Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)

$17.99
$17.99

Tall stalks filed with soft pink blooms of the Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia), with large, thick leaves against a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of the soft pink Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia) blooms against a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia)

$18.99
$18.99

A monarch butterfly with orange and black wings perched on bright orange milkweed flowers, with a small bee nearby on green foliage - A close-up garden scene showing clusters of bright orange milkweed flowers, pink hydrangea-like blooms, and green foliage growing outdoors among stone edging and other plants - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Monarch Waystation Bundle

$99.99
$110.94 $99.99
Purple allium flowers blooming as bee-friendly plants for pollinators

What Are the Best Plants for Bees?

Some of the best plants for bees provide generous nectar or pollen and bloom for an extended period. Catmint, bee balm, lavender, allium, salvia, and other flowering plants are all represented in Garden Crossings’ bee-friendly collections.

For longer-lasting structure, browse our bee-friendly perennials. You can also explore native plants when you want varieties that can support native pollinators and other wildlife.

When choosing bee-loving plants, match them to your garden’s actual conditions. Sun exposure, soil moisture, mature size, and hardiness all matter just as much as flower color.

Pink salvia flowers blooming as bee-friendly plants for pollinators

Create a Garden Bees Can Visit All Season

If you’re wondering what plants attract bees, start by choosing several flowering varieties with overlapping bloom periods. A garden that offers something in spring, summer, and fall is generally more useful than one that flowers all at once.

You don’t need to redesign your entire yard. Even a small grouping of bee-friendly plants in an existing border or container can add valuable forage.

FAQs

Bees are drawn to many nectar- and pollen-rich flowers, including lavender, bee balm, catmint, salvia, and allium. Different bee species have different preferences, so plant diversity is helpful.

Both can be useful. Annuals can provide abundant seasonal color, while perennials return year after year when suited to your growing zone.

Yes. Native plants can be especially valuable because many native pollinators evolved alongside them.