Lifehacker has a good cover article about planting location specific bee-friendly plants that do not end up harming the eco system.

http://lifehacker.com/don-t-plant-those-bee-friendly-wildflowers-cheerios-i-1793370883

One of the links in the article was to this article with various regional recommended planting lists:

http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/plant-lists/

Good luck with a very worth-while endeavor!

Herman Junkmann,

I have been growing native plants for pollinators in Michigan for many years. I recently relocated to St Paul, MN, to a small apartment. I have a box of seed I collected from my garden before I left last fall, but I have nowhere to plant them. Michigan and Minnesota have very similar climates and similar species of native plants, so I'm sure many would be apppropriate for your project. It is probably too late to plant most of them this year, since many require cold, moist stratification for decent germination. But, if you are interested in holding on to them until next fall, I could send you a care package. Do you live anywhere near the Twin Cities? I will try to check back here.

Martha