Are there any flowers that have little pollen in them?

So I want to plants some flowers in my back yard and I really hates bees.





They scare me a lot!





I just want to know. It does sound stupid, but im just curious.

Are there any flowers that have little pollen in them?
Female flowers!





Seriously actually. There are some shrubs and trees that are male and female, and you can just get a female (like cherries). That's just for the pollen though, I'm not actually sure about whether bees would hang out on them (likely though...). You could try some obvious hummingbird flowers. Tubular flowers generally are for hummingbirds, or grasses!! Grasses are wind pollinated, so you can have some nice grasses! Get bunch grasses.





As far as planting goes though, maybe I'd work on my fear of bees.... Good luck!
Reply:i'm really scared of them too, and my husband gets hayfever from pollen... so i'll be checking in on your answers to find out what solutions others can offer.





brilliant question... i wish i had an answer for you!
Reply:Actually, honey bees are more attracted to the nectar in a flower than the pollen, the pollen is secondary concern. You can see this from the way that honey bees collect pollen. The collect it passively as it gathers on their hind legs when the visit the flower to gather nectar.





The bees, when they visit flowers are not the least bit interested in you. Honey bees will only sting in self defense. Once they sting someone, they die shortly thereafter. As long as you do not put them in a situation where they feel threatened, they will go about their business and you can go about yours.





The nectar in flowers also attract butterfly's and humming birds.





Bees are an important part of the natural world. There are more of them that there are of us. You really need to learn that they are nothing to be afraid of. Learn more about them and their role in our world and that knowledge will help you to overcome your fears.





You can also plant flowers that are more attractive to humming birds and butterfly's than honey bees. These tend to be the larger, more tubular or trumpet shaped flowers such as hyssop.





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Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal!