Fun Facts: “Did you know honey bees forage year-round in our area when the temperature is above about 50°F?”

 

Examples of “Bee Friendly” plants and the month blooming typically begins in our area:

January

Red Maple Trees

Mahonia

February

Dandelions

Dead Nettle

March

Hollies & Willows

Plum & Apple Trees

Blackberries

April

Clovers

May

Tulip Poplar

Blueberries

Persimmon

Elderberry

 June

Vegetable plants

Cucumbers, Melons

July

Crepe Myrtle

Vitex “Chaste Tree”

August

Cotton & Pumpkins

September

Goldenrod & Asters

October

Sumac

Eleagnus