Think about gardening for pollinator bees such as red mason bees, blue orchard bees, and bumble bees.
Aromatic herbs such as anise hyssop, basil, bee balm, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, sage, and thyme; bitter herbs such as rue, southernwood, and wormwood; and nectar-rich herbs such as borage and mint attract pollinator bees.
The list includes many of the herbs that bees like.
anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
basil (Ocimum)
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
bee balm (Monarda didyma)
borage (Borago officianalis)
catmint (Nepeta)
catnip (Nepeta cataria)
chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
comfrey (Spymphytum officianale)
lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
mints (Mentha)
lemon thyme (Thymus x citriodorus)
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
oregano (Origanum)
pineapple sage (Salvia elegans)
pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens ‘Variegata’)
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
rue (Ruta graveolens)
sage (Salvia officianalis)
southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
yarrow (Achillea)
tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
eggplant (Solanum melongena)