Bee Attracting Plants, Shrubs, Flowers, Trees, Vegetables and Weeds
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Common Name
Type of Plant
Blooming
Months
Pollen Color
Source for
Honeybees
Maple
Tree
Jan - Mar
grey brown
good
Turks Cap
Shrub
Jan -Dec
  excellent
Camelia
Shrub
Jan
  fair
Rice Paper
Flower
Jan
white
fair
Princess Flower
Flower
Jan
  fair
Papaya
Fruit
Jan
  fair
Bleeding Heart
Flower
Jan
  poor
Baby Breath
Flower
Jan
  good
Broccolli
Vegetable
Jan -Apr
yellow
excellent
Sage
Herb
Jan
yellow
ligth
Huckleberry
Berry
Feb - Mar
  fair
Bokcoy
Vegetable
Feb- May
Yellow
good
Blackberry
Berry
Feb -Apr
Yellow
good
Mexican Clover
Flower
Feb
  good
Liqustrum
Shrub
Feb - Apr
  fair
Dandelion
Flower
Feb - Sept
Yellow
fair
Voilets
Flower
Feb - May
  poor
Sweet Clover
Flower
Feb - Sept
White
excellent
Spanish Needle
Flower
Feb - Nov
Yellow
excellent
Ironwood
Tree
Jan - March
  good
Fetter-bush
also known as
Dog Hobbie
Shrub
Feb - Apr
  fair
Queen Anne
Grapefruit
Fruit
March
yellow
excellent
Spiderwort
wild flower
Mar - Oct
Yellow
fair
Red Bay
Tree
Mar
  good
Willow
Tree
Mar
Light green
fair
Strawberry
Fruit
Mar
yellow
fair
Daikon Radish
Vegetable
Mar - Apr
yello
excellent
White Clover
cover crop
Mar
white
excellent
Oak
Tree
Mar
yellow
poor
Pear
Fruit Tree
Mar
yellow
good
Box wood
Bush
Mar
  poor
Dogwood
Tree
Mar
yellowish-green
fair
Yellow Clover
Weed
Mar
yellow
poor
Wild Morning
Glories
Weed
Mar
  poor
Virgina Day
Flower
Weed
Mar
  fair
Buttermint
Flower
Apr
  poor
Partridge Pea
Weed
Apr
  poor
St. Johns Wort
Herb
Apr
yellow
fair
Virgina Button
Weed
Apr
  poor
Pinerwood
Milkweed
Weed
Apr
  poor
Princess Flower
Shrub
Apr
Yellow
poor
Black Gum
Tree
Apr
  excellent
Eggplant
Vegetable
Apr
  poor
Gallberry also
known as
Nightshade
Shrub - Weed
Apr-May
  good
Japanese Holly
Shrub / Tree
Apr
yellow-green
good
Southern
Fleabann
wild flower
Apr
yellow
poor
Mimosa
Tree
Apr - May
  fair
Saw Palmetto
Srub
Apr
Yellowish
green
fair