What's flowering for honey bees near Lawrence, KS (Eastern Kansas Glaciated / Osage Cuestas (Kansas River Valley)), month by month — 37 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 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Trees | Mar–Apr | high |
| Callery/Wild Pear | Pyrus calleryana | Trees | Mar–Apr | low |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | medium |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | medium |
| Purple Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | medium |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Trees | Apr–May | medium |
| Osage Orange | Maclura pomifera | Trees | Apr–May | low |
| Wild Mustard/Field Pennycress | Brassica spp. / Thlaspi arvense | Wildflowers & Weeds | Apr–May | low |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Trees | May | high |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Trees | May | medium |
| Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Trees | May–Jun | low |
| Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora | Shrubs & Vines | May–Jun | medium |
| 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 |
| Sweet Clover (White & Yellow) | Melilotus albus / M. officinalis | Clover & Legumes | May–Aug | high |
| American Basswood/Linden | Tilia americana | Trees | Jun | high |
| Sumac (Smooth/Winged) | Rhus glabra / Rhus copallinum | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | medium |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | low |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Aug | medium |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | medium |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | Shrubs & Vines | Jun–Jul | low |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Aug | medium |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jun–Jul | medium |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jun–Aug | medium |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Clover & Legumes | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Korean/Sericea Lespedeza | Lespedeza cuneata / L. stipulacea | Clover & Legumes | Jul–Sep | low |
| Common/Rough Sunflower | Helianthus annuus / H. hirsutus | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Ironweed | Vernonia baldwinii | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | medium |
| Late Boneset | Eupatorium serotinum | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Sep | medium |
| Tall/Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis / S. altissima | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Oct | high |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Sep | low |
| Spanish Needles/Beggarticks | Bidens bipinnata / B. frondosa | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Oct | medium |
| New England / Heath Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae / S. 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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