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Papaya
Carica papaya
In the United States:
Introduced
Honeybees primarily visit male flowers for pollen, while female flowers provide limited nectar of poor nutritional quality, making papaya a minor forage source overall. It blooms continuously in tropical climates, offering sporadic but year-round access where grown. As a dioecious species, plantings require both male and female plants for fruit set, though bees contribute little to effective pollination which often relies on wind or hand methods.
| Nectar | low |
|---|---|
| Pollen | low |
| Bloom (US) | January–December |
| Duration | ~12 months |
| Type | Perennial |
| Sun | full |
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