🌿 Plants for Bees

Steer's Head

Dicentra uniflora

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Feb–Jun · native

Sticky Purple Geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Aug · native

Sticky sage

Salvia glutinosa

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · introduced

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Aug–Oct · native

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Sep · naturalized

St. Johns Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

May–Aug · invasive

Strawberry

Fragaria x ananassa

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · Zones 3-10

Strawberry Guava

Psidium cattleianum

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–May · invasive

Stream Violet

Viola glabella

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Mar–Jul · native

Sugar Bush

Rhus ovata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Mar–May · native

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Mar–May · Zones 3-8 · native

Sulfur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Sep · native

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Sep · Zones 4-9 · native

Sumac

Rhus typhina

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Jun–Jul · Zones 3-8 · native

Summer Sweet

Clethra alnifolia

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Jul–Aug · native

Summer Titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

May–Jul · native

Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Jul · native

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Jul–Sep · Zones 2-11 · native

Sunshine Mimosa

Mimosa strigillosa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Oct · Zones 7-10 · native

Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Nectar: low · Pollen: high

Mar–May · invasive