Harison's Yellow got lots of little bees, but I got rid of this rose. HC Banshee is also loved by little bees. Sometimes I'd find bees in Moonlight in Paris, but I don't have that rose anymore either. Oh, and John Cabot also has little bee visitors.

MANY of my roses seem to be a top choice in nesting material for leaf cutter bees, which I love!

I bought several more open roses this year in hopes that it will make my rose collection more wildlife friendly, so hopefully I'll be able to add more to this thread in the future.

High Country Banshee

John Cabot

The early Chinese yellows are by far the most popular roses I grow for bees.

Bees ADOBE "Secret Garden Musk Climber"

And they consistently visit 'Fourth of July'

Bees adore Fire Opal. I have 3 and they are always full of bees. Best clearance roses I ever bought.

Great pictures Markay, Magpie & Jeri! Your going to love Tottering By Gently, Markay. I had it in my previous garden and pollinators loved it. Another favorite pollinators loved was Scarborough Fair. I miss both of them.

Two roses that I planted in my new garden last spring that attracted pollinators were Pretty Polly White and Rise Up Lilac Days. I’ll have to take pictures of them this year.

Jeri, those both beautiful roses!

Oh Dave, your Tottering by Gently is beautiful in that picture. so pretty with the blue! i can’t wait for mine to hit its stride!

Sultry, I had ordered Fire Opal for the spring based on all the wonderful comments she receives here, so I’m very glad the bees love her too!

You will love her. She is a great rose. Always blooming and has shiny dark green leaves that are disease free here.

If you want a deep cupped rose that pollinators love, and are open to a climber, consider Wollerton Old Hall. I don't have any photos of bees in action but this winter that bush is absolutely overflowing with hips as if every single bloom was fertilized.

Hips!

The bees here really love Darlow's Enigma. 

That being said none of my roses seem to attract as many bees as my rosemary and basil do when they flower.

I think technically hornets are considered as pollinators, but not the kind you want to attract I guess. When they invaded the garden last September/October, they sucked the life out of the unopened buds of Huddersfield Choral Society and Pink Ekrixis more than any other roses.

Wow Libearian_gardener, Wollerton Old Hall is a beauty. I wonder how well it resists Blackspot in my region.

seasiderooftop, I hope my Darlow’s enigma takes off this year when I get it in the ground. It was a small band so it has been in a pot up til now.

Tottering by Gently is one I’ve wanted for awhile and yet it always gets the bump when I am paring down the list. Probably cause it’s yellow and I don’t have any more room for a yellow.

I can put him on the other side of the fence though….hopefully he makes the cut this year. He should-the only two I am planning on getting from DA next year are Jubilee Celebration and Emily Bronte.

Oh and maybe The Alnwick rose. I have that one but it was a wee twig from RU that is taking forever to take off

Markay, it's so so here. It does get some black spot so maybe it won't be good for you if you're in a huge pressure area. I don't spray. I have one that's own root and trely ??? HouzzHouzz gremlins. .... Okay so own root barely got any black spot, practically none last year and last year was a rough year. The grafted one got noticable black spot last year. OO 🙄 i think own root WOH is healthier in my garden.

Markday Wollerton old hall gets blackspot and defoliates like many Austin’s here, but it isn’t the worse by any means. Here it doesn’t lose all the foliage until after the spring flush is over which is not bad without spray.

The bees here love Dr. Robert Korns, Darlow’s enigma and Mel’s heritage. Here are some pictures I screenshot from a video I took July the 5 in 2022. Mel’s heritage was still super blooming since May and it never lots any foliage until winter.

If you dont have Mel’s Heritage you need it

4 or 5 years old plant

2nd year own root band. This plant is much larger now even with heavy pruning
Great scent

Dianela, I got Mel’s Heritage last year. I think I got it from Rose Petals. It is still in a pot and I have to get it in the ground soon because it already has canes that are 8 or 9 feet! I plan to train it on my little gazebo, but I’m a little afraid it’s gonna swallow the gazebo up!! 🤣

Markday I am excited to see your Mel’s heritage in the future. I have a balcony I have been struggling to cover by a climbing rose and plan to try Veilchenblau. My husband who doesn’t garden said “Mel’s Heritage is the best” lol. Mel’s Heritage is a constant rebloomer, with extremely flexible canes, very vigorous , perfect health and great scent. WOW what else can anyone want. I guess I can find two flaws (not really flaws) it gets too large for those without space and it has thorns. Honestly this rose is perfection. Thank you Paul, what a rose.

dianela, I cant wait for my Mel's Heritage to get as large as yours. I think mine must be setting down roots. Since moving it here, its just kinda sitting there. There's so many fat Carpenter Bees around here just like at our old place. They love to nectar rob all the salvias and chase off the hummingbirds and honeybees lol. They can be quite comical.

I am planting lots of roses so it will give them something to do besides nectar rob.

Sultry I can't wait to see your Mel's heritage once it gets going. I moved one of mine after realizing that 2 Mel's wouldn't be needed to cover a single 12 feet tall 4x4 post and it sulked for a while. It definitely did not like being moved so give it some time to recover and it will be a star.

Oh that’s really helpful to know that’s on a 12ft 4x4!!

I have no experience with this rose from Antique Rose Emporium, but I think it looks very charming and the listing in ARE claims it attracts butterflies and bees. It should, since it’s named Butterfly Bliss.

It looks lovely @judijunebugarizonazn8!

Markay - you are a great photographer! Those pics are excellent and beautiful!

Jeri - goodness! Those are great insect pictures! Beyond beautiful!

Seaside - incredible hornet pictures! I've never seen any like them before. :)

Dianela - is that a Sphinx Moth? So cool! And your Mel's Heritage is smoothered with blooms...what a beauty!