Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0
Acanthus mollis
Bear's breeches
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Plan flowers across the seasons for honey bees and solitary wild bees. Compare flowering months, growing conditions, nectar and pollen ratings, photos and available plant references.
How the data is checkedThis preference applies to both plant databases. The interface stays in English; English is used when a translated name is unavailable.
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bear's breeches
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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fern-leaf Yarrow
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Jessica · CC0
Yarrow
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SAplants · CC BY-SA 4.0
Devil's Horsewhip
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Bernd Haynold · CC BY-SA 2.5
Monk's-hood
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Photographer not named in source · CC0
Northern Wolfsbane
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Joan Simon from Barcelona, España · CC BY-SA 2.0
wolfsbane
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Stefan.lefnaer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summer Pheasant's-eye
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Cillas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schumann abelia
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Tortie tude · CC0
Indian mallows
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Dandarmkd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japanese maple
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Doug McGrady from Warwick, RI, USA · CC BY 2.0
Striped maple
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Willow · CC BY-SA 2.5
Field Maple
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Daderot · CC0
Red Snakebark Maple
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Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cappadocian Maple
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Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vine-leafed maple
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Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5
Paperbark Maple
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Thayne Tuason · CC BY-SA 4.0
bigleaf maple
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Robert Flogaus-Faust · CC BY 4.0
Montpellier maple
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CK Kelly · CC BY 4.0
box elder
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Liné1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Italian maple
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Krzysztof Ziarnek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Norway maple
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Photo: Gordon Leggett / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sycamore maple
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Willow · CC BY 2.5
red maple
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renee_mcgurk · CC BY 2.0
silver maple
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Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5
Sugar maple
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Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0
yellow buckeye
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Dandarmkd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ohio buckeye
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Use the flowering-month filter to build a shortlist. Open the Bloom planner to compare the recorded flowering periods and look for gaps in your planting plan.
Explore the Bloom plannerNarrow the catalogue by light, soil moisture, soil texture and native region. Open a plant profile for its available growing information, photographs and source references.
Choose your site conditionsThe original catalogue scale is Unknown (0), Low (1), Medium (2) and High (3). Compare nectar, pollen and suitability for each bee group. A source reference supports the information shown beside it.
How to use the pollinator databaseExplore curated plant combinations for different sites and pollinator goals. Each recipe includes a flowering diagram, suggested planting zones and references for the selected plants.
Curated for temperate European gardens, with plant references and indicative flowering calendars.
Ten flowering herbs and perennials for a sunny, freely draining border, with an open front and repeated summer colour.
Full sun · well-drained soil
Nine plants for a reliably moist border, combining spring flowers at the edge with taller summer and late-season clumps.
Sun to light shade · reliably moist soil
Ten species for a generous orchard or food forest edge, from spring blossom to flowering herbs and mature autumn ivy.
Sunny edge + partial shade · moist, draining soil
Twelve plants selected from a nectar and pollen calendar for honey bees, combining spring blossom, summer flowers and mature autumn ivy across a spacious garden or farm edge.
Sunny flower patches · space for trees and managed edges