# Questions about gardening for bees **URL:** \ **Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\ **Created:** [August 3, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209 "2017-08-03T04:39:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarcBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MarcBee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/MarcBee)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/1 "2017-08-03T04:39:02Z")
Hello all I apologize in advance if this is a silly questions. Where would be the best place to discuss “gardening issues”, related to bee foraging of course? Thank you very much for your help! Marc ---
**Author:** ![Rodderick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rodderick/32/15174_2.png) [@Rodderick](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rodderick)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/2 "2017-08-03T06:31:11Z")
“Beekeeping basics” category would be a good place to start, just ask away. Unless you have several acres that you plan to plant out for bees I think you’ll find that your bees will mostly be heading off elsewhere. But there’s lots you do if you are prepared to research it. ---
**Author:** ![Faroe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/faroe/32/11835_2.png) [@Faroe](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Faroe)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/3 "2017-08-03T22:52:15Z")
Here is an example of one topic on plants / forage for bees: > [@Planting forage & nectar flow for my area](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/planting-forage-nectar-flow-for-my-area/122): > > I’m thinking that planting forage for all the newbees would be a good idea. Anyone planning to do this? You can do a search in the top right hand corner of the screen. Here are a couple of examples: [https://forum.honeyflow.com/search?q=forage](https://forum.honeyflow.com/search?q=forage) [https://forum.honeyflow.com/search?q=plant](https://forum.honeyflow.com/search?q=plant) ---
**Author:** ![Felix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/felix/32/11719_2.png) [@Felix](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Felix)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/4 "2017-08-03T23:49:13Z")
Hi @MarcBee I’ve been asking questions along the same theme. There is a lot of info out there, but I was looking for more localised info. I headed to my local council and they had a list of local native plants (about 40 pages) that I took and cross matched with a few different Australian native plant lists suitable for bee, butterflies etc. I now have a spreadsheet, including a flowering calendar of 74 native plants, 24 of which are specifically for bees that I’ll be using on my 15ha property (re-vegetation). The Bellingen Council have some resources, as does the local land care group. As much as I love traditional urban gardens (the wife is desperate for a rose garden for example), I really wanted to keep our property not only native but suited to the area hence drawing on the local plants first. [http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/environment-waste/biodiversity](http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/environment-waste/biodiversity) ---
**Author:** ![WillungaRange](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/willungarange/32/7804_2.png) [@WillungaRange](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/WillungaRange)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/5 "2017-08-04T06:22:49Z")
Have you tried this website, The Atlas of Living Australia yet? [https://www.ala.org.au/](https://www.ala.org.au/) ---
**Author:** ![Felix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/felix/32/11719_2.png) [@Felix](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Felix)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/6 "2017-08-04T07:34:58Z")
Great site! I’ve not used it that much, records are not that extensive in my area. ---
**Author:** ![MarcBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MarcBee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/MarcBee)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/questions-about-gardening-for-bees/12209/7 "2017-08-11T09:46:28Z")
Thank you all very nuch for the very useful answers! I am trying to set up my garden so that there is a lot for the bees, over a long period of time. Thanks again!