Yes, it can repel honeybees along with some other pollenators- but it still does attract some little hoverflies. I don't know how far it's scent spreads.

It's also self-pollenating and self-sowing, so if you are concerned about it shooing away some of your pollenators in the yard, don't plant it in the ground.

On the bright side, they do rather well in containers, and can be great on your porch or outside your door to help ward off insects from those specific areas.

Wow, this really surprises me! I have an awful lot of feverfew - it reseeds everywhere and I leave most of it - and my yard is swarming with bees!

I'm going to have to pay more attention and see if there are any bees up close to the feverfew.

:)

Dee

You really have nothing to worry about from a bit of Feverfew. There are many pollinators beside bees and its not going to scare them away from your other flowers. It has no noticeable effect in my garden. I can't find definitive reliable info on whether its even true they dislike it. Perhaps its not their favourite forage but then nor are many of the things we grow and it’s certainly not going to hurt them. They'll just move on to a preferable plant.

Before I read anything about bee repeling I planted some by my roses. It had no effect on leaf cutter bees which I welcome, If it does repel bees, I suspect it may be limited to the plant itself.

tj

Yes, tsugajunkie, I'm thinking the same thing!

:)

Dee