🌿 Plants for Bees

Common Burdock

Arctium minus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Oct · invasive

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Jun–Aug · Zones 3-9 · native

Common Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–Aug · Zones 7-10 · native

Common Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

May–Sep · naturalized

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · invasive

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Jun–Sep · Zones 3-8 · native

Coontie

Zamia pumila

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jul–Aug · native

Copper Globemallow

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Oct · Zones 5-10 · native

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Jun–Jul · Zones 2-7

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Sep · Zones 4-10 · native

Coreopsis

Coreopsis spp.

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

May–Aug · native

Correa

Correa alba

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Nov–Feb

Cosmo

Cosmos bipinnatus

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Oct

Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Jul–Sep · native

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Aug · native

Cowpen Daisy

Verbesina encelioides

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Apr–Oct · native

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Sep–Dec · native

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Sep · Zones 7-10 · native

Crabapple

Malus spp.

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–May · Zones 3-9 · native

Crab Apple

Malus coronaria

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–May · Zones 4-8 · native