NJ Plants
from Which Bees Gather Pollen |
| Common Name |
Approximate Blooming Time |
| 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 |
| Common Name |
Approximate Bloom Times |
| 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 |
| Common Name |
Approximate Blooming Time |
| 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 |
