The plants described are native to Illinois, so your plants might be different. I suspect you could easily find a “bee garden” website for your area. Basically you want a succession of blooms from early spring through fall. You want to plant natural species, which have lots of pollen, as opposed to hybrids which have much less. Bees like a little area with some water. And something I didn’t know, big, showy double blooms aren’t as popular with bees as single blooms such as daisies. Again, more of the goodies they crave.

They also mention one of my very favorite flowers, bee-balm. I don’t know if it occurs in England or if it’s a North American flower, but it is beautiful, grows wild here, and attracts both bumble and honey bees. I personally think it’s absolutely beautiful, too, with its vivid red flowers. It’s a cousin to bergamot. So if you have bee balm, be sure to put some in your garden.

One can search online of course, but do you have any particular sources of advice on ideal bee-attracting plants?

Another thing a lot of us can do is grow bee-attracting plants. Even a window-box in a sunny spot can make a difference.