Blooms for the Bees: Why You Should Plant Everlasting Daisies in Your Veggie Patch

In celebration of World Bee Day – May 20

As World Bee Day approaches, it's the perfect time to pause and appreciate the tiny garden heroes that make so much of our growing possible — the bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial bugs that pollinate, protect, and bring balance to our backyards.

At Petal and Bow Flowers, we see this every season. Our everlasting paper daisies (Rhodanthe chlorocephala) don’t just look beautiful in the field — they buzz with life, becoming a hub for pollinators and good bugs that quietly work behind the scenes to support the health of your garden.

Whether you're growing flowers, vegetables, or both, here’s why planting paper daisies is a powerful way to support the bees — and why they deserve a spot in your veggie patch this season.

Everlasting Daisies = Pollinator Power

Paper daisies are rich in pollen and designed with open centres, making them easy for bees and other pollinators to access. While they’re not a nectar-rich flower like some others, they offer a generous landing pad and an important pollen source — particularly in late winter and early spring, when food can be scarce.

You might notice your daisies buzzing with native bees, honeybees, hoverflies, and butterflies — all doing their part to pollinate your crops, flowers, and fruit trees.

Companion Planting Benefits for Your Veggie Patch

Adding paper daisies to your veggie garden isn’t just good for the bees — it’s good for your crops too.

Attract beneficial insects like ladybirds and hoverflies, which help control aphids and other pests
Encourage pollination in nearby crops like tomatoes, zucchinis, pumpkins, and cucumbers
Break up the green — their blooms add colour and beauty to functional garden beds
Drought tolerant and low maintenance, so they won't compete heavily with thirsty veggies

Try planting them at the ends of your veggie rows, in border beds, or in nearby pots — anywhere you’d like a bit of colour and bug-boosting power.

A Gift That Keeps Giving

The beauty of everlasting daisies is that they’re exactly that — everlasting. Once the fresh blooms fade, you can dry them for arrangements or let them go to seed for next season. And if you let a few self-seed, you’ll likely be rewarded with even more blooms the following year.

Every flower you plant is a small step toward supporting biodiversity, encouraging balance, and giving the bees something to come back to, year after year.

Celebrate World Bee Day by Planting for Pollinators

Whether you have a balcony garden, backyard veggie patch, or sprawling wildflower bed, planting paper daisies is a simple act with a big impact.

In honour of World Bee Day on May 20th, why not sow a patch of daisies and make your garden a little haven for the helpers that keep our world growing?

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