I want to plant mint in my garden, but does it attract bees???? help!!?

I'm not sure whether to plant mint or not since I don't know if it will attract bees or wasps...I have plenty of that already and would like to know if maybe anyone also knows of any plants that might keep them away...thanks for any advice, it's greatly appreciated!!!!

I want to plant mint in my garden, but does it attract bees???? help!!?
blossoms draw bees.. mint will blossom, therefore.. bees.



Bees are actually good.. why does everyone want to get rid of bees?? they make fruit and veggies and nuts etc... possible!



the thing to fear from mint is that it tends to take over.. hard to get rid of once established.
Reply:Just a word of caution, when you plant mint it will spread like wildfire, it is a very invasive plant so if you keep it in a plot by itself it will be fine, but if you mix with other plants it will take over.

The flower spikes will attract bees from far and wide, also there are about 500 different varieties of mint so research the kind you want to grow.
Reply:Bees love sage, thyme, oregano, mint, tomatos, peppers, any brightly colored flowers, roses and fruit trees.



To keep bees away the only thing I can really come up with is garlic.
Reply:To truely discourage bees from our property, you might consider paving it.



But, really - unless you are allergic to bees, you have nothing to fear from them. They only want to gather pollen. They truly aren't concerned with people. The only times I have ever been stung by a bee is when I've stepped on them. (And then it could only be considered self-defense.)



It's wasps that are the aggressive ones. And only certain ones at that. Plants like mint are attractive to the little teeny tiny wasps that are called "beneficial" wasps because they paracitize the bugs that tend to eat our gardens. And bees, which pollenate our vegetables and fruit trees and such. Without which, quite a bit of our collective food supplies would disappear.



The nasty wasps can be discouraged with traps if you notice them. They are aggressive (especially Yellow Jackets - which are commonly mistaken for "bees", but they are shiny, not fuzzy) at the end of the season, when they can be seen around garbage cans, going for the remnants of peoples tossed soda cans and bottles. Bees don't do that.



So plant your mint! Be not afraid!



Though the mention of its' spreading is valid. You might want to plant it in a container, if you don't want it to get too big of a patch.
Reply:You won't have to worry much about bees. They are disappearing from our planet and an incredible rate. Scientists are saying it is due to cell phones. The frequency has screwed up the directional ability of bees and they are unable to find their way back to their nest.
Reply:Bees love anything that has flowers.
Reply:I didn't see too many bees around my patch of mint (about a half acre) at the entrance to my pasture in KY. The horses wouldn't come to an area where there are a lot of bees.



This was my constant supply for mint juleps for ten years until we came to FL. Fragrance is great and the horses loved it once in a while. And as said above it tends to take over. Make sure it has plenty of room to grow or grow it in a window box or potted. Very hardy.



I don't know of any plants that ward off bees and wasps. Contact the County Extention Agent in your county. Look in the phone book under State Agricultural Agencies.