bees is concerned; some have value as producers of pollen for brood- 
rearing; some produce considerable nectar, but not in quantities 
beyond that which the bees need for their own use, while some 
plants produce nectar in such quantities that the bees are able to 
collect and store many pounds more than they need. 
No claim for absolute correctness is made for the list here given 
of pollen- and nectar-producing plants of value to honey bees. It 
is hoped it will serve as a basis for further observations by the 
beekeeper. 
NEW JERSEY PLANTS FROM WHICH BEES GATHER POLLEN 
Common Name 
Skunk Cabbage 
Shad bush 
Maples 
Hazel 
Elms 
Willows 
Dogwood 
Dandelion 
Ash 
Horse Chestnut 
Birch 
Hickory 
Oaks 
Locust 
Crimson Clover 
Tulip Whitewood 
Wild Cherry 
Mountain laurel 
Sheep laurel 
Black alder 
Ox Eye daisy 
Indian corn 
Cucumber 
Melons 
Sunflower 
Wild turnip 
Ragweed 
Touch-me-not 
White aster | 
Heath aster 
St. Michaelmas | 
daisy 
Goldenrod 
Botanical Name 
Spathyema foetida, L. 
Amelanchier intermedia 
Spach. 
Acer, Spp. L. 
Carylus americana, Wilt. 
Ulmus, L. 
Salix, L. 
Cornus florida, L. 
T. taraxacum; L. 
Fraxinus 
Aesculus hippocastanum L. 
Betula 
Hicoria 
Quercus 
Robina pseudacacia, L. 
Trifolium incarnatum, L. 
Liriodendron tulipifera, L. 
Prunus serotina, Ehrh. 
Kalmia latifolia, L. 
Kalmia angustifolia, L. 
Tlex verticillata, L. 
Chrysanthemum leucan- 
themum, L. 
Zea Mays 
Cucumis salivus, L. 
Citrullus, K. 
Helianthus 
Brassica campestris, L 
Ambrosia, L. 
Impatiens biflora. Walt. 
Aster ericoides, L. 
Solidago Spp. Britton 
2] 
Approximate 
Blooming Time 
February-March 
April 
March-Mid April 
Late March-Early April 
Late March-Early April 
Late April 
May 
y: 
Late May-Early June 
Late May-Early June 
Mid May-Early June 
Mid June-Late June 
Mid June 
July-August 
August 
August 
Mid Aug.-Mid Sept. 
August 
August 
August-September 
August-Mid October 
Late Aug.-Early Oct. 
