CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AT ELDORADO WINDY FARM THAT ATTRACT HONEYBEES by Bloom Date

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Desirablility

Plant

Hyacinth, white - Hyacinthus orientalis 'Alba'

x

x

x

medium

Hyacinth, grape - Muscari spp.

x

x

x

x

x

high

Nectarine, 'Flavor Top' - Prunus spp. 'Flavor Top'

x

x

x

medium

Peach, Elberta - Prunus spp. 'Elberta'

x

x

x

high

Peach,"Garden" -  Prunus spp.

x

x

x

high

Peach, ''Reliance' - Prunus spp. 'Reliance'

x

x

x

high

Apricot, 'Harglow' - Prunus armeniaca

x

x

very high

Cherry, sweet - Prunus spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Currant, 'Red Lake '- Ribes rubrum  'Red Lake'

x

x

x

medium

Peach, 'Redhaven' - Prunus spp.'Redhaven'

x

x

x

high

Plum, Greengage - Prunus spp.

x

x

x

medium

Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Cherry, sour, 'Montmorency' - Prunus cerasus  'Montmorency'

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Crabapple, 'Century - Malus spp. 'Century'

x

x

x

x

medium

Apple, 'Braeburn'- Malus domestica 'Braeburn'

x

x

x

medium

Apple, 'Everfresh Granny Smith' - Malus domestica 'Everfresh Granny Smith'

x

x

x

medium

Apple, 'Gala '- Malus domestica 'Gala"

x

x

x

medium

Crabapple, 'Indian Magic' - Malus 'Indian Magic'

x

x

x

Plum, 'Damson' - Prunus insititia

x

x

x

medium

Plum, European "Backyard" - Prunus spp.

x

x

x

high

Apple, 'Fuji' - Malus domestica 'Fuji'

x

x

x

medium

Candytuft - Iberis spp.

x

x

x

x

x

Chives, Allium schoenoprasum

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Sage - Salvia spp. (various)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

very high

Catmint - Nepeta 'Walker's Low"

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

very high

Sage, Silver - Artemisia spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Pensemon, Penstemon spp.(various)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Ice plant, Yellow flowering - Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

x

x

x

x

x

x

low

Globemallow, 'Munro's' - Sphaeralcea  munroana

x

x

x

medium

Coreopsis - Coreopsis grandiflora ('Early Sunshine', 'Jethro Tull')

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

low

Strawberry, (Various) - Fragaria × ananassa

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

xx

x

x

x

Blanket Flower - Gallardia grandiflora "various varieties"

x

x

x

x

x

low

Cholla, Santa Fe - Opuntia viridiflora

x

x

x

very high

Trumpet vine (2) - Campsis radicans

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Thyme, kitchen -  Thymus spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Cabbages - Brassica spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Honeyscukle, white- Lonicera albiflora

x

x

x

x

high

Lamb's ear - Stachys byzantina

x

x

x

x

medium

Daisy, painted 'Robinson's Red' - Pyrethrum coccineum

x

x

xx

x

x

x

Marjoram, Sweet - Origanum majorana

xx

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Basil - Ocimum basilicum var.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Dill - Anethum graveolens

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia & Lavandula X Intermedia

x

x

x

x

x

high

Lemon verbena - Aloysia citrodora

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Lovage - Levisticum officinale

x

x

x

x

medium

Echinacea, "Cone flower" - Echinacea spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

low

Germander - Teucrium chamaedrys

x

x

x

x

x

high

Honeyscukle, "Major Wheeler"- Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Lemon balm - Melissa officinalis

x

x

x

Plumbago - Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

low

Oregano - Origanum vulgare

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Spirea, Bluebeard - Caryopteris  clandonensis 'Arthur Simmond #1'

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Red hot poker - Kniphofia uvaria

x

x

x

Daylily, orange - Hemerocallis spp.

x

x

Sage, Russian - Perovskia atriplicifolia

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

very high

Squashes - Curcurbita spp. (Yellow crookneck, Zucchini)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

medium

Hummingbird mint - Agastache spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Bee balm - Monarda didyma, 'RedShades'

x

x

x

medium

Garlic Chives - Allium tuberosum

x

x

x

Spearmint - Mentha spicata

x

x

x

medium

Maximillian sunflower - Helianthus maximiliani

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

high

Chamisa - Chrysothamnus nauseosus

x

x

x

x

x

x

very high

Gooseberry, Poorman - Ribes uvacrispa

medium

Hollyhock - Alcea rosea ('Red' & Black)

Onion - Allium spp.

low

Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinails (Acalde Hardy)

Tarragon, French - Artemisia oracunculus

Wisteria (2) - Wisteria sinensis