This is a look-up by date of plants that bloom and are important to beekeepers in the Piedmont NC area .
These plants and dates were complied from the NC Beekeepers annual calendar. The photos were shamelessly copied from Google searches.
Most examples will show the full plant/tree, then the leaf, then the flower.
Pick a date to see examples of the plant.
Feb 1 - Mar 12 .... Red Maple tree
Mar 5 - Mar 30 .... Sugar Maple tree
Mar 15 - May 14 .... Dandelion
April 3 - Sep 1 .... Sumac bush
Apr 4 - Jul 15 .... Aslike clover
Apr 10 - Apr 30 .... Blackberry bush
Apr 10 - May 5 .... Crimson Clover
Apr 14 - July 25 .... White Clover
Apr 25 - May 24 .... Tulip Poplar tree
Apr 26 - May 10 .... Black Gum tree
Apr 27 - May 7 .... Black Locust tree
Apr 28 - Jun 13 .... Vetch Vicia
April 30 - May 15 .... Holly Ilex bush
April 30 - May 15 .... Raspberry Rubus
May 8 - May 31 .... Privet Ligustrum bush
May 20 - June 2 .... Persimmon Diospyros tree
May 28 - July 4 .... Sweet Clover Melilotus
June 10 - June 30 .... Sourwood tree
Jul 4 - Nov 7 .... Heartsease, Smartweed