What's flowering for honey bees near Clearwater, KS (South-Central Kansas Wheatbelt / Arkansas River Lowlands (Wichita area, Cowley-Sedgwick-Sumner counties)), month by month — 39 local nectar and pollen sources.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Category | Bloom months | Forage value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Trees | Feb–Mar | medium |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Trees | Feb–Mar | low |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Trees | Mar–Apr | medium |
| Callery/Wild Pear | Pyrus calleryana | Trees | Mar–Apr | low |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Trees | Mar–Apr | high |
| Wild Plum | Prunus americana | Shrubs & Vines | Mar–Apr | high |
| Sand Plum (Chickasaw Plum) | Prunus angustifolia | Shrubs & Vines | Mar–Apr | high |
| Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | medium |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–Apr | medium |
| Shepherd's Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | low |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Trees | Apr–May | medium |
| Osage Orange | Maclura pomifera | Trees | Apr–May | low |
| Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus umbellata | Shrubs & Vines | Apr–May | medium |
| Prairie Verbena | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Wildflowers & Weeds | Apr–Jun | medium |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Trees | May | high |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Trees | May | medium |
| Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Trees | May–Jun | medium |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Shrubs & Vines | May–Jun | low |
| Wild Grape | Vitis spp. | Shrubs & Vines | May–Jun | low |
| White Dutch Clover | Trifolium repens | Clover & Legumes | May–Jul | high |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | Clover & Legumes | May–Aug | medium |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Clover & Legumes | May–Sep | high |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Wildflowers & Weeds | May–Jul | medium |
| American Basswood | Tilia americana | Trees | Jun | high |
| Buckbrush (Coralberry) | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | medium |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Aug | low |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | medium |
| Sweet Clover (Yellow & White) | Melilotus officinalis / M. albus | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Aug | high |
| Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Aug | medium |
| Wild Carrot (Queen Anne's Lace) | Daucus carota | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jun–Aug | low |
| Korean Lespedeza | Kummerowia stipulacea | Clover & Legumes | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Clover & Legumes | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Common Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | high |
| Ironweed | Vernonia baldwinii | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Curlycup Gumweed | Grindelia squarrosa | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Western Ragweed | Ambrosia psilostachya | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Sep | low |
| Maximilian Sunflower | Helianthus maximiliani | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Oct | high |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Oct | high |
| Heath Aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides | Wildflowers & Weeds | Sep–Oct | high |
A bee forage bloom calendar shows which nectar and pollen plants are blooming in a given area, month by month, so beekeepers can plan colony buildup, splits, and honey harvests around the local bloom.
Every calendar starts with your zip code's specific growing region — its climate, elevation, and local ecology. From there, we use AI trained on horticultural and beekeeping knowledge to work out which nectar and pollen plants actually grow there and when they typically bloom, the same kind of judgment call an experienced local beekeeping mentor or extension agent would make, just automated so any US zip code can get a calendar in minutes instead of years of local observation. Each calendar typically covers 25-40 plants across trees, shrubs and vines, clover and legumes, and wildflowers, plus the area's named honey flows. We keep the exact generation process under wraps, but the goal is always the same: real, locally-grounded bloom timing instead of generic national averages.
The region-specific bloom timing, honey flows, and beekeeping notes are produced by an AI system drawing on general horticultural, ecological, and beekeeping knowledge, applied to your area's specific climate and geography — rather than looked up from a single official bloom-timing database, since no such nationwide dataset exists at this level of local detail.
A nectar dearth (or dearth period) is a stretch of the year when little or no medium-to-high value forage is blooming. Colonies may need supplemental feeding during a dearth to avoid starvation or robbing behavior.
A honey flow (or nectar flow) is a period when nectar is abundant enough for a colony to produce surplus honey beyond what it needs to survive, often tied to a specific major regional bloom like clover or black locust.
Bloom timing is generated from regional climate and ecology data and is intended as a general planning reference. It may not perfectly match a specific microclimate, so it's worth cross-checking against your own field observations.
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