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

August 8 - October 14 .... Goldenrod Solidago

September 25 - October 30 .... Aster