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A bee magnet

Posted by Catharine on July 5th 2013
This morning Phacelia tanacetifolia was furry blue blur in my garden.  Pulling  in the bees and the hover flies too.  Originally from Mexico, it is frequently planted round the headlands  of fields by organic farmers to attract pollinating insects. We are growing it as a green manure crop.  This means that it will get dug back into the ground to increase soil fertility.
A bee magnet