qa33010. Bees love the allium flowers, all of species. You can dig up some garlic anytime that you choose. I am digging up the ones that self-seeded from the garlic bulbils last summer, about the size of a marble. Next year these would make the bulbs that have the cloves. This year they will only produce one bulb, but they are yummy......love the baby garlic. Have that wonderful day, to love and live, health. Cindi