| Plant Name | Type | Pollen (P) or Nectar (N) Source | Weeks to First Bloom | Spring Bloomer | Summer Bloomer | Fall Bloomer | Bee Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borage (Borago officinalis) |
A | N | 8-10 | X | honey bee | ||
| Calendula/Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) |
A | P/N | 6-7 | X | honey bee, native bees | ||
| China Aster, Single Mix (Callistephus chinensis) |
A | N | 14-15 | X | X | honey bee | |
| Partridge Pea (Cassia fasciculata) |
A | P | 9-10 | X | X | honey bee | |
| Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) |
A | P/N | 8-9 | X | honey bee | ||
| Dwarf Godetia (Clarkia amoena) |
A | N | 9-10 | X | honey bee, native bees | ||
| Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) |
A | N | 7-8 | X | X | honey bee, bumble bees, | |
| Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) |
A | N | 9-10 | X | honey bee, bumble bees, native be | ||
| Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) |
A | N | 8-9 | X | X | bumble bees | |
| Coreopsis, Plains (Coreopsis tinctoria) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | honey bee, native bees | ||
| Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) |
A | P/N | 8-9 | X | X | honey bee, bumble bees, | |
| Cosmos, Sulphur (Cosmos sulphureus) |
A | P/N | 9-10 | X | X | honey bee, native bees | |
| Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile) |
A | P/N | 8-9 | X | X | honey bee | |
| California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) |
TP | P | 6-7 | X | X | honey bee, bumble bees, | |
| Annual Gaillardia (Gaillardia pulchella) |
A | P/N | 9-10 | X | honey bee, native bees | ||
| Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | X | honey bee, bumble bees, | |
| Bird's Eyes (Gilia tricolor) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | small bees | ||
| Sunflower, Annual (Helianthus annuus) |
A | P/N | 9-10 | X | honey bee, bumble bees, native be | ||
| Sunflower, Prairie (Helianthus petiolaris) |
A | N | 9-10 | X | honey bee, native bees | ||
| Candytuft, Annual (Iberis umbellata) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | X | small native bees | |
| Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) |
A | N | 6-8 | X | X | bumble bee, native bees | |
| Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | honey bee | ||
| Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) |
TP | P/N | 5-6 | X | X | X | honey bee, sm. native bees |
| Blazing Star (Mentzelia lindleyi) |
A | P/N | 6-7 | X | bumble bees | ||
| Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) |
A | N | 11-12 | X | X | bumble bees | |
| Five-Spot (Nemophila maculata) |
A | N/P | 6-7 | X | X | native bees | |
| Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) |
A | N/P | 7-8 | X | X | honey bee, native bees | |
| Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) |
A | N | 10-11 | X | honey bee | ||
| Basil (Ocimum basilicum) |
A | N | 9-10 | X | honey bee | ||
| Poppy, Corn (Papaver rhoeas) |
A | P | 9-10 | X | honey bee | ||
| Bluebell, California (Phacelia campanularia) |
A | P/N | 5-6 | X | honey bee, bumble bees, | ||
| Sweet Mignonette (Reseda odorata) |
A | P/N | 6-7 | X | X | honey bee | |
| Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) |
A | P/N | 11-12 | X | X | honey bee, native bees | |
| Marigold, French (Tagetes patula) |
A | P,N | 7-8 | X | X | honey bee, native bees | |
| Clover, Crimson (Trifolium incarnatum) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | honey bee | ||
| Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) |
A | P/N | 7-8 | X | X | honey bee | |
| * Bloom times for USDA zone 5, adjust for your zone. | |||||||