Butterfly Garden Near Pool: Bees Are Inevitable

A gardener wants a butterfly garden (butterfly bush, yarrow, butterfly weed) to shield an above-ground pool from wind. Asks if it attracts bees.

Yes, Bees Will Come

No flowering plant repels bees. They're essential pollinators. A butterfly garden = a bee garden.

Alternatives for Windbreak Without Bees

• Non-flowering evergreen shrubs (arborvitae, juniper, boxwood).
• Native grasses (switchgrass, little bluestem).
• Trellis with non-flowering vine (ivy, climbing hydrangea—though it flowers).

Accept bees or choose non-flowering screens.