Permaculture Tips

Early autumn is a lean time for flowering plants, leaving honeybees, native bees and other beneficial insects searching for supplies of nectar and pollen. Try to have flowers in your garden all year-round, preferably four different flowers at a time. Flowers to plant now for bees are nasturtium and calendula. You can also just let some of your vegetables and herbs flower, rather than pulling them out at this stage. Brassicas as well as parsley are prolific in their flowering and very attractive to a range of bees and insects. In the same family as parsley, carrots also have attractive