Sources of Bee-Safe Plants

Strawberry, Alpine strawberry, blueberry, raspberry

Sources where you can find live plants and roots that were not treated with insecticides. It’s particularly important to avoid neonicotinoids, as they are absorbed by the growing plant and can be found in the flowers, nectar, and pollen. All organic plants are untreated.

Name	State	Notes
FEDCO	ME	Organic supplier.Potatoes, onions, shallots, berries, fruit trees, and fall bulbs.
Maine Potato Lady	ME	Organic. Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Shallots.
Tripple Brook Farm	MA	Biologic pest control with minimal use of herbicides. Emphasizes native plants. Native berries and fruit trees, flowering ornamentals.
Logee’s	CT	per online chat: “The only time we treat with insecticides is if we have a breakout of bugs, which has not happened for years.” Flowering ornamentals, berries, and fruit trees.
D. Landreth Seed Co.	PA	No pesticides in warehouse.Potatoes, onions, etc. and fall bulbs
Bluestone Perennials	MO	Treat their plants, but not with neonicotinoids. Ornamental perennials, fall bulbs, and flowering shrubs.
Sow True	NC	Potatoes, garlic, sweet potatoes.
Peaceful Valley	CA	Organic supplier. Potatoes, onions, garlic, fall bulbs, vegetable crowns, berries, and fruit trees.
Horizon Herbs	OR	Nearly all plants and trees are organic.Medicinal and culinary herbs, shrubs, and trees.
Nichols Garden Nursery	OR	per email: Our plants are not treated with insecticides, we control with predatory insects and other organic procedures.
Territorial Seed	OR	Greenhouses are certified organic.Vegetables, herbs, flowers, garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes, berries, and fruit trees.