🌿 Plants for Bees

Devil's Walkingstick

Aralia spinosa

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Jul–Aug · native

Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Mar–May · Zones 6-9 · native

Diffuse Knapweed

Centaurea diffusa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jun–Sep · invasive

Dogwood

Cornus florida

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Mar–May · Zones 5-9 · native

Dotted Gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Oct · native

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · native

Douglas' spiraea

Spiraea douglasii

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Jun–Sep · native

Drummond's Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–Jun · Zones 2-10 · native

Drummond's Skullcap

Scutellaria drummondii

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · native

Drumstick Primrose

Primula denticulata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Mar–May · Zones 2-8

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · Zones 3-7 · native

Dwarf Fireweed

Chamerion latifolium

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Sep · native

Dwarf Iris

Iris pumila

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Mar–Apr · introduced

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Aug · Zones 7-10 · native

Dwarf Pussytoes

Antennaria parvifolia

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jul · native

Dwarf Violet Iris

Iris verna

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · native

Eastern Beebalm

Monarda bradburiana

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

May–Jul · Zones 5-8 · native

Eastern Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · Zones 3-8 · native

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Mar–May · Zones 2-9 · native

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Mar–May · native