🌿 Plants for Bees

Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

May–Sep · native

Berseem Clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · introduced

Bidens

Bidens aristosa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Nov · native

Bigleaf Linden

Tilia platyphyllos

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Jul · introduced

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jul · native

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–May · Zones 5-9 · native

Bigleaf Snowbell

Styrax grandifolius

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–May · native

Bigtooth Maple

Acer grandidentatum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Apr–May · Zones 4-8 · native

Birch

Betula spp.

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · Zones 2-9 · native

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Sep · Zones 3-9 · naturalized

Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jul · native

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jun · native

Bitterweed

Helenium autumnale

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Jul–Oct · native

Blackberry

Rubus spp.

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Jul · Zones 3-10 · native

Blackberry bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · invasive

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jun · native

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Sep · Zones 3-9 · native

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · Zones 3-9 · native

Blackhaw

Viburnum prunifolium

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Apr–May · Zones 3-9 · native

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Jun · native