🌿 Plants for Bees

Bush Clover

Lespedeza capitata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · native

Bush Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jun · Zones 3-8 · invasive

Bushy Aster

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Nov · native

Bushy Lespedeza

Lespedeza bicolor

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · introduced

Buttercup

Ranunculus spp.

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

May–Aug · introduced

Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

May–Aug · Zones 3-9 · native

Butterweed

Packera glabella

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Feb–May · native

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Sep · Zones 5-11 · native

Buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Mar–Nov · naturalized

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–Oct · native

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · Zones 8-11 · native

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Mar–Jul · native

California Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Mar–May · native

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jul · Zones 7-8 · native

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Apr–Oct · Zones 8-10 · native

California Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Feb–Jul · Zones 8-11 · native

California Elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Aug · native

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Oct · Zones 7-10 · native

California Goldenbush

Ericameria ericoides

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Aug–Nov · native

California Goldenrod

Solidago californica

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Aug–Oct · native