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Forage calendar

What our bees can find in flower within a couple of miles of the hives, month by month.

When 31 bee plants flower around Newton Abbot

Nectar Low Medium High Very high In our garden
  1. Gorse
  2. Snowdrop
  3. Crocus
  4. Goat willow
  5. Blackthorn
  6. Dandelion
  7. Garden flowers
  8. Oilseed rape
  9. Bluebell
  10. Apple blossom
  11. Sycamore
  12. Allotment crops
  13. Horse chestnut
  14. Hawthorn
  15. Cotoneaster
  16. Mexican fleabane
  17. Cranesbill
  18. Escallonia
  19. White clover
  20. Bramble
  21. Cornflower
  22. Poppy
  23. Crown daisy
  24. Lime tree
  25. Knapweed
  26. Buddleia
  27. Purple loosestrife
  28. Rosebay willowherb
  29. Himalayan balsam
  30. Sea aster
  31. Ivy

Bars show the usual flowering window. Colour shows how much nectar a plant gives when it's out. The strip at the top adds up nectar from every patch on the Hive Mind map. Hover or tap a bar for details.

In flower in each month

  • Pick a month above to see what's out.

From our garden

Flowers right by the hives

Most of the calendar is what grows within a couple of miles. These are a few from our own garden, a stone's throw from the hives. They're marked with a dot in the chart.

A mass of small daisies, white fading to pink, with yellow centres.
Mexican fleabane Erigeron karvinskianusmid May to early NovemberFlowers from late spring right into autumn, so there's nearly always something open.
A single bright blue cornflower on a thin stem, against a blurred green background.
Cornflower Centaurea cyanusearly June to late AugustOne of the best nectar flowers in a wildflower patch. Bees work it all through summer.
A pink poppy with papery petals next to white and yellow crown daisies.
Poppy Papaver rhoeasearly June to mid AugustNo nectar at all, but lots of pollen, and it's almost black. Bees visit early in the morning, while the flowers are fresh.
A white daisy with a golden-yellow inner ring among grasses and seed heads.
Crown daisy Glebionis coronariamid June to late SeptemberWhite petals with a yellow band. An easy annual from a wildflower mix.
A pink cranesbill flower with dark veins on its five petals.
Cranesbill Geraniumlate May to mid OctoberThe dark veins on the petals are nectar guides, pointing insects into the middle of the flower.
Show the calendar as a table
PlantFlowersNectarWherePatches on the mapIn the honey
GorseUlex europaeus All year, peaking in spring Low Moorland 2 A pollen source most of the year
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis late January to early March Low Garden and woodland edge 88 Too little to taste
CrocusCrocus tommasinianus early February to late March Low Gardens 107 Mostly a pollen source
Goat willowSalix caprea early March to late April Medium Riverbank 77 Early build-up forage
BlackthornPrunus spinosa mid March to late April Medium Hedgerow 42 Early spring
DandelionTaraxacum officinale late March to late May Medium Pasture and verges 227 Bright yellow, strong
Garden flowersmixed borders early April to early October Low Gardens 584 Mixed
Oilseed rapeBrassica napus early April to late May Very high Arable field 98 Pale, sets hard within days
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta mid April to late May Low Woodland floor 70 Too little to taste
Apple blossomMalus domestica mid April to mid May Medium Orchard 132 Light, fruity
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus late April to late May Very high Woodland edge 102 Greenish amber
Allotment cropsbeans, raspberries, comfrey, borage late April to late September High Allotments 99 Mixed
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum late April to late May High Parks and streets 31 Brick-red pollen loads
HawthornCrataegus monogyna early May to early June Medium Hedgerow 73 Rich, nutty
CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis early May to mid June High Gardens and walls 178 Light, early summer
Mexican fleabaneErigeron karvinskianus mid May to early November Low Our garden: walls, steps and borders Our garden Too little to taste
CranesbillGeranium late May to mid October Medium Our garden: borders Our garden Too little to taste
EscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macrantha early June to mid September Medium Garden hedges (a Devon favourite) 172 Mixed summer
White cloverTrifolium repens early June to late August Medium Clover ley and pasture 260 Pale, mild, classic
BrambleRubus fruticosus early June to late August High Hedgerow and wood edge 217 Light amber, fruity
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus early June to late August Medium Our garden: wildflower patch Our garden Too little to taste
PoppyPapaver rhoeas early June to mid August Low Our garden: wildflower patch Our garden Too little to taste
Crown daisyGlebionis coronaria mid June to late September Low Our garden: wildflower patch Our garden Too little to taste
Lime treeTilia × europaea late June to late July Very high Parks and streets 128 Greenish, minty
KnapweedCentaurea nigra late June to late August Medium Hay meadow 43 Golden, tangy
BuddleiaBuddleja davidii early July to late September Medium Railway banks and waste ground 168 More for butterflies than bees
Purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria early July to early September Medium Riverbanks and wet ground 71 Dark, strong
Rosebay willowherbChamaenerion angustifolium early July to early September High Woodland clearing 61 Very pale, delicate
Himalayan balsamImpatiens glandulifera early July to mid October Very high Riverbank 67 Pale, late summer
Sea asterTripolium pannonicum mid August to mid October Medium Teign estuary saltmarsh 46 Late, pale
IvyHedera helix early September to mid November High Hedgerow and woodland 223 Sets rock-hard; winter stores