What's flowering for honey bees near Smithville, MO (Northwest Missouri Glaciated Plains / Lower Missouri River Hills (Smithville, MO)), month by month — 38 local nectar and pollen sources.
Open the interactive, printable calendar →| Plant | Scientific name | Category | Bloom months | Forage value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Trees | FebâMar | medium |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Trees | Mar | low |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule | Wildflowers & Weeds | MarâApr | medium |
| Purple Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Wildflowers & Weeds | MarâApr | medium |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Callery/Wild Pear | Pyrus calleryana | Trees | Apr | low |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Trees | AprâMay | medium |
| Wild Plum | Prunus americana | Trees | Apr | medium |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Trees | AprâMay | medium |
| Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Trees | AprâMay | low |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wildflowers & Weeds | AprâMay | medium |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Trees | May | high |
| Tuliptree (Tulip Poplar) | Liriodendron tulipifera | Trees | MayâJun | high |
| Osage Orange | Maclura pomifera | Trees | May | low |
| Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora | Shrubs & Vines | MayâJun | medium |
| Blackberry | Rubus allegheniensis | Shrubs & Vines | MayâJun | medium |
| Wild Grape | Vitis riparia | Shrubs & Vines | MayâJun | low |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens | Clover & Legumes | MayâSep | high |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | Clover & Legumes | MayâSep | medium |
| Black Medic | Medicago lupulina | Clover & Legumes | MayâAug | low |
| American Basswood | Tilia americana | Trees | Jun | high |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | Shrubs & Vines | JunâJul | medium |
| Buckbrush (Coralberry) | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrubs & Vines | JunâJul | low |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Shrubs & Vines | JunâAug | low |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Shrubs & Vines | JunâJul | low |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrubs & Vines | JunâJul | medium |
| Sweet Clover (Yellow & White) | Melilotus officinalis / M. albus | Clover & Legumes | JunâAug | high |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Clover & Legumes | JunâAug | medium |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Wildflowers & Weeds | JunâJul | medium |
| Queen Anne's Lace | Daucus carota | Wildflowers & Weeds | JunâAug | low |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Clover & Legumes | JulâSep | medium |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflowers & Weeds | JulâAug | medium |
| Ironweed | Vernonia baldwinii | Wildflowers & Weeds | JulâSep | medium |
| Sunflower (Common/Prairie) | Helianthus annuus | Wildflowers & Weeds | JulâSep | medium |
| Common Ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Wildflowers & Weeds | AugâSep | low |
| Late Goldenrod | Solidago altissima | Wildflowers & Weeds | AugâOct | high |
| New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | Wildflowers & Weeds | SepâOct | high |
| Heath Aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides | Wildflowers & Weeds | SepâOct | medium |