Other plants
In 2009, we have expanded the plants from which you can collect data. If you have limited time, please ONLY do the Sunflower!! If you have a little bit of extra time, add the Goldenrod (Solidago candensis).
We have a set of "key plants" that we've chosen to focus on - though you can collect data on other plants if you would like:
Bee balm
Cosmos
Rosemary
Tickseed
Purple coneflower
We chose these because there are not many varieties so, we can be sure that the reward offered by each plant is fairly similar from garden to garden. We'd love to pick a plant like sage but, there are thousands of varieties. While we have included rosemary, we strongly encourage everyone to plant natives!
If you do choose to collect data from a plant that is not on our list, please tell us everything you can about it - especially the name. If you can look up the scientific name that would be a big help. We'd love data from wild plants.
Happy Bee Hunting.