Bloom Chart for Plants

A very useful tool for predicting the honey flow is knowing when plants in your area are in bloom. The following chart was provided to us at the BUMBA Short Course and I refer to it often, such as why we were seeing pollen being brought in when the bees were flying in February. :-)

Blooming Date Chart for Northern Maryland Wild Plants (Native or Introduced) FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Skunk Cabbage Red Dead Nettle Common Dandelion Field Mustard Red Maple Redbud Bush Honeysuckle White or Dutch Clover Black Raspberry Blackberry Tulip Poplar Black Locust American Holly Common Motherwort Vipers Bugloss Privet Poison Ivy Canada Thistle Intermediate Dogbane Butterfly Weed Common Milkweed Mountain Mint Smooth Sumac Shiny Sumac Jewelweed Japanese Knotweed Goldenrod White Heath Aster