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The 14 regions of the Ayers and Harman honey bee forage map are indicated below. These regions are based on natural patterns of land use

and flora. Note that selecting the large pink area in the northern boreal region of the Canadian provinces will not provide a list of species at this

time. Ayers and Harman indicated that this is not an important beekeeping region. Forage is similar to that of Alaska and is characterized by long

harsh winters and a short forage season. Other sources of forage information exist for the region and we will attempt to provide that information as

soon as we are able.

Click on the map to see a list of honey bee forage species and their blooming periods for any region within a state.
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This map, and the associated species lists that are provided via this map, are based on a map and table produced by George S. Ayers and Jay R.

Harman, both of Michigan State University, and provided in Chapter 11 (Bee Forage of North America and the Potential for Planting for Bees) of th

book The Hive and theHoney Bee, 1992, Graham, J. ed. Dadant and Sons Inc. Hamilton, Illinois.

Region 3 - South and Central California

Region 2 - Western Mountains

Region 5 - Intermountain Region

Region 4 - Interior Northwest

Region 6 - Southwest Deserts

Region 8 - Great Plains

Region 7 - Aspen Parkland and PeaceRiver Valley

Region 14 - Boreal Forest

Region 9 - Northern Great Lakes and Southern Canada

Region 10 - Agricultural Interior

Region 11 - Appalachian-Ozark Upland Region 12 - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

Region 13 - New England and Atlantic Canada

Region 1 - Alaska

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Curator: Jaime Nickeson

NASA Official: Wayne Esaias

Last Updated: October 29, 2009
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codeFam ily Lat in Name Com mon Nam e

Plant

Type

Begin

Bloom

Month

En d

Bloom

Month

Si g

STELL Caryolphyllaceae Stellaria Chickweed, stitchwort F 1 12 N

TAOFC Asteraceae Taraxacum Dandelion, blow-balls F 2 10 N

VACCI Ericaceae Vaccinium Blueberry, huckleberry SDB 2 6 N

ALNUS Betulaceae Alnus Mill. Alder TDB 2 5 N

ULMUS Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm TDB 2 4 N

PRPE3 Rosaceae Prunus persica Peach TDB, C 2 5 N

PRUNU Rosaceae Prunus Plum (cultivated) C 3 5 N

RUBUS Rosaceae Rubus Blackberry S, C 3 6 Y

CERCI2 Fabaceae Cercis Redbud, judas tree TDB 3 5 N

FRAXI Oleaceae Fraxinus Ash TDB 3 5 N

MALUS Rosaceae Malus Apple TDB 3 5 N

SALIX Salicaceae Salix Willow, osier TDB 3 6 N

PRAV Rosaceae Prunus Cherry (cultivated) TDB,C 3 5 N

FRAGA Rosaceae Fragaria _ananassa Strawberry F 4 5 N

MELIL Fabaceae Melilotus Sweet clover (white/yellow) F 4 10 N

TRIN3 Fabaceae Trifolium incarnatum Crimson / Italian clover F 4 7 N

TRPR2 Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red clover F 4 9 N

TRRE3 Fabaceae Trifolium repens White, dutch clover F 4 10 YCRATA Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn S 4 6 N

GAYLU Ericaceae Gaylussacia Huckleberry S 4 6 N

TOXIC Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron Poison ivy, oak S 4 7 N

LITU Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree, poplar, whitewood TDB 4 6 Y

PRAV Rosaceae Prunus Cherry (uncultivated) TDB 4 5 N

ROPS Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust, false acacia, yellow locust TDB 4 6 Y

LONIC Caprifoliceae Lonicera honeysuckle V 4 9 N

CUCUR Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita L. Pumpkin, squash, gourd C 5 9 N

CUME Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo Cantaloupe, muskmelon, casaba, C 5 8 N
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BAVU Brassicaaceae Barbarea vulgaris Yellow rocket, winter cress F 5 6 N

CIIN Asteraceae Cichorium intybus Chicory, succory, witloof, blue-sailors F 5 10 N

MONAR Lamiaceae Monarda Horsemint, wild bergamot, bee-balm F 5 9 N

POLYG4 Polygonaceae Polygonum Smartweed, knotweed, fleece flower F 5 11 N

RHUS Anacardiaceae Rhus Sumac, sugar bush, lemonade berry S 5 8 N

DIVI5 Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana Persimmon, possumwood, date plum TDB 5 6 N

TILIA Tiliaceae Tilia Basswood, lime tree, whitewood TDB 5 7 Y

VITIS Vitaceae Vitis Grape VDB 5 6 N

ZEMAM2 Poaceae Zea mays Corn, maize C 6 9 N

ASTER Asteraceae Aster Aster F 6 11 Y

BIDEN Asteraceae Bidens

Spanish needles, beggar-ticks, bur

marigold, stick-tights, pitchforks,

tickseed

F 6 10 N

CIRSI Asteraceae Cirsium Thistles F 6 10 Y

ECVU Boraginaceae Echium vulgare Vipers bugloss, blueweed, F 6 9 N

EUPEP Asteraceae Eupatorium Boneset, joe-pye weed F 6 10 N

OXAR Ericaceae Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, sorrel tree, titi TDB 6 7 Y

SOLID Asteraceae Solidago Goldenrod F 7 11 N

CLAL3 Clethraceae Clethra alnifolia Clethra, sweet pepperbush, S 7 8 N

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Plant Type c odes: Sig c olum n

T - tree

TDB - tree, deciduous broadleaf

TEN - tree, evergreen needleleaf

TEB - tree, evergreen broadleaf

S - shrub

SEB - shrub, evergreen broadleaf

SDB - shrub, deciduous broadleaf

V - vine

VDB - vine, deciduous broadleaf

G - grass

F - forb (herbaceous flowering plants, non-woody)

C - crops/cultivated

This column indicates whether or not the

species is considered a very important

nectar source species within the state and

region selected. If it is a significant source,

it is indicated here with a 'Y' and the row is

highlighted.

In this context, important is defined by

Ayers and Harman as those species that

"reliably produce a large percent of the

harvested honey" within the selected region.

For those wishing to see more detailed information about any species in the list, please visit the USDA PLANTS Databaseweb site and search by

any of the first three columns from the table.

This output was derived from Ayers and Harman, Chapter 11 (Bee Forage of North America and the Potential for Planting for Bees) of The Hive

and the Honey Bee, 1992, Graham, J. ed. Dadant and Sons Inc. Hamilton, Illinois.

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