[ Lilac Cranesbill (Geranium himalayense) | Posted on May 9, 2012 ] Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. |
[ Canada Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium var. canadense) | Posted on May 9, 2012 ] Honey bees get pollen from this plant. |
[ Clematis 'Jackmanii' | Posted on May 9, 2012 ] Honey bees get white or cream pollen from this plant. |
[ Chinese Abelia (Abelia chinensis) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar from this plant. |
[ Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar from this plant which produces a dark purple almost black honey. |
[ Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Vinegar Weed (Trichostema lanceolatum) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar from this plant. Honey from this plant granulates quickly, sometimes solidly before the honeycomb cell is sealed. |
[ Bitterweed (Helenium tenuifolium) | Posted on May 8, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. This plant produces a very bitter honey unfit for table use. Considered a good source for over-wintering colonies. Will make other honeys unfit for table use if mixed together. |
[ Fern-Leaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar from this plant. |
[ Butter And Eggs (Linaria vulgaris) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Largeflower Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Sea Thistle (Cirsium japonicum) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Pacific Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Valuable source of nectar for honey bees. |
[ California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Pincushion Flower (Lomelosia caucasica) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Pink Flowering Onion (Allium narcissiflorum) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Dwarf Mullein (Verbascum dumulosum) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Not a commonly grown plant, but where it is, pollinators get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Prairie Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. |
[ Siberian Meadowsweet (Filipendula palmata) | Posted on May 4, 2012 ] Honey bees get pollen from this plant. |