Bee plants of Central Europe
Twenty plants that feed bees in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czechia and Poland, ordered by when they start to flower. Months come from regional flora databases; local dates shift with altitude, weather and a changing climate.
| Plant | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corylus avellanaCommon hazel | February | March | April | |||||||||
| Salix capreaGoat willow | March | April | May | |||||||||
| Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore | April | May | ||||||||||
| Brassica napusOilseed rape | April | May | ||||||||||
| Prunus aviumWild cherry | April | May | ||||||||||
| Prunus spinosaBlackthorn | April | |||||||||||
| Taraxacum officinale aggr.Dandelion | April | May | ||||||||||
| Campanula rotundifoliaHarebell | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||
| Echium vulgareViper's bugloss | May | June | July | August | September | October | ||||||
| Knautia arvensisField scabious | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||
| Phacelia tanacetifoliaPhacelia | May | June | July | August | September | October | ||||||
| Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack locust {B.t("invasive")} | May | June | ||||||||||
| Rubus fruticosus agg.Bramble {B.t("invasive")} | May | June | July | August | ||||||||
| Trifolium repensWhite clover | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||
| Lysimachia vulgarisYellow loosestrife | June | July | August | |||||||||
| Tilia cordataSmall-leaved lime | June | July | ||||||||||
| Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheat | July | August | September | |||||||||
| Origanum vulgareWild marjoram | July | August | September | |||||||||
| Calluna vulgarisHeather | August | September | October | |||||||||
| Hedera helixIvy | September | October |
Plants marked invasive are listed as invasive in at least one country of the region. We describe them, but we do not recommend planting them.
All plants
Each page links to the bees that depend on the plant and, where one exists, to its honey.
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