Hi everyone,
I am in a bit of a panic…
I planted so much lavender in anticipation of my 2 nuc colonies arriving at the end of September and have just read that lavender repels bees.
Help!
Cheers,
Jo
Oh thank you so very much!!!
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Hi Jo,
Through personal experience and observations, I’m quite certain that honey bees love lavender. Flow even recommend it in their Bee-Friendly Garden pamphlet.
I believe lavender is an all-round great choice for your garden. Nice one!
Thank you so very much Bianca!
I am glad that I asked because I didn’t want to plant something that would be anti my new bees.
Thank you
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Thank you so much!
It’s so encouraging that I haven’t done the wrong thing for my bees!
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That looks like some sort of salvia. Maybe salvia farinacea?
On reflection you may be right.
You learn something new every day 
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Bees LOVE salvia too
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Lavender honey is made all over the world. Not sure what you’ve read but don’t worry Honey bees love it.
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Thank you so much for the video!
It goes to show that you can’t believe anything that you read on the internet!
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I have to add that real lavender honey is also probably my most favorite honey. I don’t really like honey much - we keep bees for the interest and the pollination of our garden. However lavender honey from the abbeys around southern France is absolutely fabulous. I adore it, and the French bees thrive on foraging the huge lavender fields there. 
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That is so good to hear Dawn!
I am now happy that I chose to plant lavender and it is thanks to all the support I have received on this forum!
Thank you all so much!
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You know, I think bees have great taste! They love most of the herbs and plants that I enjoy too. They love salvia (common name is Sage), they adore Rosemary, all kinds of Basil (Italian, perennial etc), they pollinate our avocados, orange, lemon, lime and tangerine trees. Wow, I wonder why I keep bees??
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I do agree with you!
They have wonderful taste - as I love all those things too 
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Bees adores lavander!
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Thank you so much! I have a yard full
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