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Posted by Jonno on November 9, 2007, 3:24 pm
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bees. I certainly dont have any problems attracting them in Melbourne.
Is it that different with that particular lavender plant?
John Savage wrote:
> From time to time the question is asked: "How to attract bees to the
> garden?"
>
> On a recent trip through some drought-ravaged towns I was amazed to
> see the amount of bee activity on one particular type of lavender
> flower. Wherever I saw this lavender, whether growing in parched street
> beds or well-tended home gardens, the flower heads were always
> enveloped in a cloud of bustling honey bees.
>
> It's an Italian lavender with flower heads that have the appearance of
> a smallish purple-coloured She-Oak cone (if such existed!) but topped
> with an impressive three-bladed purple helicopter rotor! I have seen
> this lavender labelled "Avonview" but doubt that anyone in Italy would
> be likely know it by that name. :-)
>
> Honey produced from lavender flowers would have to be delicious,
> wouldn't it?
> --
> John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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