Bumblebees love Comfrey flowers! The first bloom of the season usually produces the heaviest array of flowers. During the first bloom the Comfrey colonies are a buzz with the activity of bees gathering nectar and spreading pollen. They probably know "This is the big one!". So, in heavy numbers they swarm the flowering Comfrey bushes from early morning into the early evening. A few diehards linger and continue past dusk.

After the "Big One", the flowers die down, the leaves and stems began an aging process and new growth starts to come. The Comfrey is cut back just above the new growth at this stage. This happens several times a season. Each time the Comfrey is cut the new growth produces flowers, but never quite as prolific as the first bloom. The Bees continue to visit the Comfrey colonies, but there is not the same frenzy.