🌿 Plants for Bees

Carolina Silverbell

Halesia carolina

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Apr–May · Zones 4-8 · native

Cascade Oregon Grape

Mahonia nervosa

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jun · native

Cascara

Frangula purshiana

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · native

Castor bean

Ricinus communis

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Oct · naturalized

Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

May–Jul · Zones 4-8 · native

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jun · native

Catchfly

Silene armeria

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Aug · naturalized

Catclaw Acacia

Senegalia greggii

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Apr–Oct · native

Catclaw Mimosa

Mimosa aculeaticarpa

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · native

Catmint

Nepeta x faassenii

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Sep · Zones 3-8

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

May–Sep · naturalized

Cat's Claw Vine

Macfadyena unguis-cati

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · invasive

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Aug · native

Ceanothus

Ceanothus spp.

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Apr–Jun · Zones 7-10 · native

Cenizo

Leucophyllum frutescens

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

May–Oct · native

Ceonothus

Ceanothus megacarpus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Jan–Apr · native

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · native

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Aug · native

Chaparral Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · native

Cheatgrass

Bromus tectorum

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jun · invasive