While I Waited

for The Herbal Husband at the doctor's office, I read Llewellyn's 2010 Herbal Almanac.  There was an article about growing herbs for the bees.  From dandelions, horehound, borage, rosemary, sage, lavender, thyme, hyssop, fennel, oregano and marjoram, these are some of the bees' favorites.  I found out something that I didn't realize.  A favorite herb of mine Helichrysum italicum or curry plant is an herb that repels bees.  The author, Suzanne Ress also talked about feverfew blossoms being a problem as well.  She also discussed about the artemisias that don't necessarily bloom, like tarragon, wormwood, southernwood and mugwort leaves being a repellent.  So not all herbs are bee magnets.  Hopefully, this is information that you can use when you are planting your herb garden next year.  Hope you had a great day wherever you may be.  Talk to you later.