November 2018 - Flower Bloom Chart

NJ Plants from Which Bees Gather Pollen

  • Skunk Cabbage — February - March

  • Spice Bush — March - April

  • Maples — March - Mid April

  • Hazel — Late March - Early April

  • Elms Late — March - Early April

  • Willows — Late April

  • Dogwood — May

  • Dandelion — May

  • Ash — May 1 - 15

  • Horse Chestnut — May - June

  • Birch — May 15 -30

  • Hickory — May

  • Oaks — May

  • Locust — Late May - Early June

  • Crimson Clover — May

  • Tulip Whitewood — Late May - Early June

  • Wild Cherry — Late May - Early June

  • Mountain Laurel — June

  • Sheep Laurel — June

  • Black Alder — Mid June - Late June

  • Oxeye Daisy — Mid June

  • Indian Corn — July - August

  • Cucumber — August

  • Melons — August

  • Sunflower — Mid August - Mid September

  • Wild Turnip August

  • Ragweed — August

  • Touch-me-not — August - September

  • White Aster, Heath Aster, St. Micahelemas Daisy — August - Mid October

  • Goldenrod — Late Aug - Early October


NJ Less Than Surplus Nectar Plants

  • Maples — Mid March - Early April

  • Peach Early April

  • Pear — Mid April

  • Apple — Late April - Early May

  • Willows — Late April

  • Dandelion — Early May

  • Wild Strawberry — May

  • Lupine — May

  • Raspberry — May

  • Grape — Late May - Early June

  • Persimmon — Mid June - Late June

  • Vervain — Late June - Early September

  • Virginia Creeper — Late June - Early July

  • Milkweed, Silkweed — July

  • False Indigo — July

  • Buttonbush — July

  • Tree of Heaven — July

  • Pride of China tree — July

  • Catnip — July

  • Motherwort — August

  • Horsemint — August - September

  • Boneset — Mid August - September

  • Poison Ivy — Mid May - Late June

  • Holly Late — May - Late June

  • Mountain Laurel — Late May - Late June

  • Sheep Laurel — Late May - Late June

  • Burdock — July - November


NJ Surplus Honey Plants

  • Crimson Clover — Mid May

  • Locust — May 20 - June 1

  • Tulip Tree — May 20 - June 10

  • Swedish Clover — June 1 - July 10

  • Alsika Clover — June 1 - July 10

  • White Clover — Early June - Mid July

  • Dogbane — Early June - Late August

  • Indian Hemp — Early June - Late August

  • Basewood — Late June - Early July

  • Linden — Late June - Early July

  • Huckleberry — Late May - Late June

  • Blueberry — Late May - Late June

  • California Privet — Mid July - Late July

  • Sumac — Mid June - Late July

  • White Sweet Clover — June - November

  • Yellow Sweet Clover — May 20- June 15

  • Cranberry — June 15- August 15

  • August Flower — Late July - Late August

  • Soap Bush — Late July - Late August

  • Sweet Pepper Bush — Late July - Late August

  • Rose Mallow — Late July - Early September

  • Swamp Mallow — Late July - Early September

  • Spanish Needle — Mid August into October

  • Heartweed — Late August - Mid October

  • Smartweed — Late August - Mid October

  • Blackheart — Late August - Mid October

  • Heath Aster — Late August - Mid October

  • White Aster — Late August - Mid October

  • St. MIchaelemas Daisy — Late August - Mid October

  • Goldenrod — Late August - Mid October

  • Buckwheat — Early August - Late August