Skip to main content
← Plants for Bees
Strawberry
Strawberry botanical plate
Field guide plate · click to zoom

Strawberry

Fragaria x ananassa

Honeybees forage on strawberry flowers mainly for early-season pollen, with nectar rewards being minimal and insufficient for surplus honey production. Peak bloom typically hits in May to June in northern hemisphere temperate zones. As a perennial groundcover, it benefits from annual renovation to encourage vigorous blooming, though it's prone to pest issues that may reduce floral resources.

Nectarlow
Pollenmedium
BloomMay–June
Zones5-9
TypePerennial
Sunfull
NativeCultivated hybrid, not native
BeeAI — Ask the old beekeeper
Hey there, honey. Ask me anything about your bees.