What's flowering for honey bees near Ava, MO (Ozark Plateau), month by month — 44 local nectar and pollen sources.
Open the interactive, printable calendar →| Plant | Scientific name | Category | Bloom months | Forage value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witch Hazel (vernal) | Hamamelis vernalis | Shrubs & Vines | JanâFeb | low |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Trees | Feb | medium |
| Elm | Ulmus americana | Trees | FebâMar | low |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Trees | FebâMar | medium |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule | Wildflowers & Weeds | FebâApr | medium |
| Chickweed | Stellaria media | Wildflowers & Weeds | FebâApr | low |
| Willow | Salix spp. | Trees | MarâApr | high |
| Wild Plum | Prunus americana | Trees | MarâApr | high |
| Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Trees | MarâApr | medium |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea | Shrubs & Vines | Mar | medium |
| Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrubs & Vines | Mar | low |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wildflowers & Weeds | MarâMay | high |
| Peach | Prunus persica | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Apple & Crabapple | Malus spp. | Trees | Apr | high |
| Pear | Pyrus communis | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Trees | Apr | low |
| Wild Cherry | Prunus serotina | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. | Trees | Apr | low |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Trees | AprâMay | high |
| Tulip Poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera | Trees | AprâMay | high |
| Blackberry | Rubus spp. | Shrubs & Vines | AprâMay | high |
| Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora | Shrubs & Vines | Apr | medium |
| Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | Shrubs & Vines | AprâMay | medium |
| Vetch | Vicia spp. | Clover & Legumes | AprâMay | medium |
| White & Crimson Clover | Trifolium spp. | Clover & Legumes | AprâJun | high |
| Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Trees | May | low |
| Basswood (Linden) | Tilia americana | Trees | MayâJun | high |
| Privet | Ligustrum spp. | Shrubs & Vines | May | medium |
| Sumac | Rhus spp. | Shrubs & Vines | MayâJun | medium |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | Shrubs & Vines | MayâJun | medium |
| Yellow Sweet Clover | Melilotus officinalis | Clover & Legumes | MayâJul | high |
| Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Wildflowers & Weeds | MayâJul | high |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflowers & Weeds | MayâJul | medium |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrubs & Vines | JunâJul | high |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Clover & Legumes | JunâAug | medium |
| Bee Balm | Monarda didyma | Wildflowers & Weeds | JunâAug | medium |
| Thistle | Cirsium spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | JunâAug | medium |
| Knotweed & Smartweed | Persicaria spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | JunâSep | medium |
| Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium purpureum | Wildflowers & Weeds | JulâSep | medium |
| Ironweed | Vernonia spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | JulâSep | medium |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | Wildflowers & Weeds | AugâSep | low |
| Goldenrod | Solidago spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | AugâOct | high |
| English Ivy | Hedera helix | Shrubs & Vines | SepâOct | low |
| Fall Aster | Symphyotrichum spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | SepâOct | medium |