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District of Columbia Nectar Flow & Bee Forage Calendar

What blooms for honey bees in District of Columbia through the year, when the flow is on and when the dearth hits. Main flow May to Jun, fall flow Aug to Oct. Built from the Mid-Atlantic region: 82 forage plants and crops, honey-bee-confirmed.

District of Columbia: Your Beekeeping Year

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What's blooming in District of Columbia

Every forage plant behind the flow, including the introduced and invasive honey plants native-plant guides leave out.

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Nectar strength: low to high (bold names are major flows)
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Sources for this region: beekeeper-known 路 honey-plant references 路 Klein et al. 2007 路 Penn State Extension 路 regional varietal honeys 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022) 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); genus estimate from American Honey Plants 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); genus estimate from Plants for Bees 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); values from American Honey Plants 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); values from Illinois Wildflowers 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); values from Plants for Bees 路 Xerces Mid-Atlantic (NPPBI 2022); values from Plants for Bees; American Honey Plants. Every plant is drawn from these, not generated. Tap any plant name to see its details and source.

Typical regional timing, not a forecast. The sources for this region are listed under the calendar.

Crops near you: bees and farmers

4 crops grown around District of Columbia that feed bees and mostly depend on them to set a full harvest.

CropBloomsBees getCrop needs bees
AppleApr to MayNectar + pollenHigh
Highbush blueberryApr to MayNectar + pollenEssential
BuckwheatJun to SepNectarHigh
SoybeanJul to AugNectarLittle

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