True to its name, bee balm (Monarda spp.) remains among the best nectar plants for bees and similar species. Large plants, easily grown from seed, bee balm produces tubular flowers in abundance.

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Some plants are hermaphroditic, meaning they’re both male and female. These plants tend to produce nectar every day. Other plants will open as male first, then become female.

Credit: Rahul Roy and Clay Carter, University of Minnesota Plants that secrete colored nectars are part of an exclusive club. To date, only 70 plants in the world are on that list.