Michigan bees have different dietary preferences. These native plants top their preferred menu:
Honey bees
- hairy mountain mint, common milkweed, butterflyweed and showy goldenrod
Bumblebees
- wild bergamont (bee balm), shrubby St. John’s wort, prairie rosinweed and showy goldenrod
Wild bees
- roundleaf ragwort, gray goldenrod and tall tickseed
Source: “A Comparison of Drought-Tolerant Prairie Plants to Support Managed and Wild Bees in Conservation Programs”