🌿 Plants for Bees

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–Aug · Zones 6-10 · native

Cheesebush

Ambrosia salsola

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Mar–Jun · native

Cherry

Prunus serotina

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jun · native

Cherry Blossom

Prunus × yedoensis

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Mar–Apr

Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Jul · introduced

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Feb–Dec · Zones 3-11 · naturalized

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Jun–Oct · naturalized

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Jul · introduced

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jun · Zones 6-10 · invasive

Chinese tallow tree

Triadica sebifera

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jul · Zones 8-10 · invasive

Chinquapin

Castanea pumila

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jun · native

Chive

Allium schoenoprasum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Jul · native

Chocolate Daisy

Berlandiera lyrata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Oct · Zones 4-10 · native

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jun · Zones 2-7 · native

Cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Apr–Sep · native

Cholla Cactus

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Apr–May · native

Citrus

Citrus spp.

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Mar–May · Zones 9-11

Cleveland Sage

Salvia clevelandii

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · Zones 8-11 · native

Climbing Aster

Ampelaster carolinianus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Sep–Nov · native

Climbing Hempvine

Mikania scandens

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jun–Oct · native