List of honey plants
Honeybees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey.
See also:
- Forage (honeybee)
- Honeydew source
- Nectar source
- Northern Nectar Sources for Honey Bees
- Pollen source
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Aceraceae (Maple family)
- Acer rubrum L. (Red maple)
- Acer saccharinum L. (Sugar maple)
- Acer spicatum Lam. (Mountain maple)
- Acer pseudoplatanus L. (Sycamore maple)
Agavaceae (Agave family)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
- Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze
- Alternanthera dentata (Moench) Stuchlik ex R.E.Fries
- Alternanthera polygonoides R.Br. ex Sweet
- Froelichia humboldtiana Seub.
- Froelichia lanata Moench
- Gomphrena canescens R.Br.
- Gomphrena demissa Mart.
- Gomphrena gardneri Moq.
- Anacardium occidentale L.
- Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.
- Astronium fraxinifolium Schott
- Lithraea molleoides Engl.
- Mangifera indica L.
- Myracrodruon urundeuva M.Allemão
- Schinus molle L.
- Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi
- Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.
- Spondias lutea L.
- Spondias mombin L.
- Spondias tuberosa Arruda
- Tapirira guianensis Aubl.
- Tapirira marchandii Engl.
Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family)
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.
- Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon Müll.Arg.
- Aspidosperma dasycarpon A.DC.
- Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.
- Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC.
- Aspidosperma polyneuron A.DC.
- Aspidosperma populifolium A.DC.
- Aspidosperma pruinosum Markgr.
- Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart.
- Hancornia speciosa Gomes
- Peschiera affinis Miers
- Rhodocalyx rotundifolia Müll.Arg.
- Tabernaemontana fuchsiaefolia A.DC.
Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)
Arecaceae (Palm family)
All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.
- Acrocomia aculeata Lodd. ex Mart.
- Attalea speciosa Mart.
- Roystonea elata (Bartr.) F.Harper
- Sabal palmetto Lodd. ex Schult.f.
- Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman (= Cocos romanzoffiana Cham., or Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.); This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)
- Ambrosia polystachya DC.
- Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.; This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
- Baccharis genistelloides Pers.
- Baccharis gracilis DC.
- Baccharis halimifolia L.
- Baccharis ligustrina DC.
- Baccharis platypoda DC.
- Baccharis punctulata DC.
- Baccharis serrula Sch.Bip.
- Baccharis sessifolia L.
- Baccharis tridentata Vahl
- Bidens cernua L. (= Bidens glaucescens Greene)
- Bidens pilosa L.
- Cichorium intybus L.
- Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (= Carduus arvense, or Cirsium incanum)
- Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (= Carduus vulgaris, Carduus lanceolatus, or Cirsium lanceolatum)
- Centaurea biebersteinii (Jaub. et Spach) Walp.
- Centratherum punctatum Cass.
- Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
- Echinops sphaerocephalus L.
- Eremanthus sphaerocephalus Baker
- Eupatorium itatiayense Hieron.
- Eupatorium maculatum L.
- Eupatorium maximiliani Schrad. ex DC.
- Eupatorium purpureum L.
- Eupatorium squalidum DC.
- Helianthus annuus L. (Sunflower)
- Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke)
- Liatris spicata Willd.
- Mikania cordifolia Willd.
- Mikania hirsutissima DC.
- Mikania microphylla Sch.Bip. ex Baker
- Mikania speciosa DC.
- Mikania sessilifolia DC.
- Moquinia polymorpha DC.
- Oligoneuron rigidum Small (= Solidago rigida L.)
- Piptocarpha notata Baker
- Piptocarpha rotundifolia Baker
- Sonchus arvensis L.
- Senecio brasiliensis Less.
- Solidago chilensis Meyen
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom
- Taraxacum officinale Weber
- Trichogonia salviaefolia Gardner
- Trixis antimenorrhoea Mart. ex Baker
- Verbesina alternifolia Britton ex Kearney
- Vernonia apiculata Mart. ex DC.
- Vernonia argyrophylla Less.
- Vernonia diffusa Less.
- Vernonia herbacea Rusby
- Vernonia lacunosa Mart. ex DC.
- Vernonia linearis D.Don ex Hook. et Arn.
- Vernonia patens Kunth
- Vernonia polyanthes Less.; This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
- Vernonia scorpioides Pers.
- Vernonia virgata Gagnep.
- Zinnia multiflora L.
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)
All the plants of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics.
- Campsis radicans Seem. (= Bignonia radicans, or Tecoma radicans)
- Catalpa bignonioides Walter
- Catalpa speciosa Warder ex Engelm.
- Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart.
- Jacaranda brasiliana Pers.
- Jacaranda caroba Hort. ex Lem.
- Jacaranda decurrens Cham.
- Jacaranda paucifoliolata Mart. ex DC.
- Memora glaberrima K.Schum.
- Memora nodosa Miers
- Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) T. Sprague
- Pyrostegia ignea Presl
- Pyrostegia venusta Miers
- Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandwith
- Tabebuia aurea
- Tabebuia chrysotricha
- Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo
- Tabebuia impetiginosa
- Tabebuia ochracea
- Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.
- Tabebuia roseo-alba
- Tabebuia serratifolia
- Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo
- Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne et Kuhlm.
Bixaceae (Achiote family)
Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)
- Bombax campestre K.Schum.
- Bombax tomentosum A.Juss.
- Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.
- Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
- Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns
Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)
- Auxemma glazioviana Taub.
- Auxemma oncocalyx Taub.
- Cordia alliodora Cham.
- Cordia campestris Warm.
- Cordia corymbosa G.Don
- Cordia hypoleuca DC.
- Cordia insignis Cham.
- Cordia leucocephala Moric.
- Cordia nodosa Lam.
- Cordia trichotoma (Vell.) Steud.
- Cordia verbenacea DC.
- Echium plantagineum L.
- Echium simplex DC.
- Echium virescens DC.
- Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f.
- Patagonula americana L.
Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)
- Brassica campestris L.
- Brassica juncea Coss.
- Brassica napus L.
- Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.
- Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata
- Brassica oleracea L. var. gemnifera
- Brassica oleracea L. var. gongyloides
- Eruca sativa Mill.
- Sinapis alba L.
- Apuleia molaris Spruce ex Benth.
- Bauhinia forficata Link
- Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) DC.
- Cassia grandis L.f.
- Caesalpinia echinata Lam.
- Caesalpinia ferrea Mart.
- Caesalpinia peltophoroides Benth.
- Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul.
- Caesalpinia microphylla Mart.
- Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.
- Copaifera oblongifolia Mart. ex Hayne
- Delonix regia Raf.
- Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y.T.Lee et Langenh.
- Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) Blake
- Sclerolobium aureum Baill.
- Sclerolobium paniculatum Vogel
- Senna martiana (Benth.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
- Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
- Senna speciosa Roxb.
- Senna splendida (Vogel) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
Capparaceae (Caper family)
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
All the plants of this family are found only in the neotropics.
Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
found in tropics or sub-tropics
- Couepia grandiflora Benth.
- Parinari obtusifolia Hook.f.
- Hirtella glandulosa Spreng.
- Hirtella martiana Hook.f.
Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)
- Ipomoea purpurea Roth
- Ipomoea batatoides Benth.
- Jacquemontia blanchetii Moric.
- Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hallier f.
Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)
- Cayaponia ficifolia Cogn.
- Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. C.lanatus Nakai
- Cucumis mello L.
- Cucumis sativus L.
- Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
- Cucurbita pepo L.
- Luffa cylindrica M.Roem.
Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
- Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
- Vaccinium corymbosum L.
- Oxydendron arboreum Nearby
Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
- Alchornea iricurana Casar.
- Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
- Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
- Croton floribundus Spreng.
- Croton macrobothrys Baill.
- Croton salutaris Casar.
- Dalechampia humilis Müll.Arg.
- Euphorbia mellifera Seub.
- Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
- Julocroton triqueter Baill.
- Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
- Ricinus communis L.
- Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.
Faboideae (Legume family)
- Andira inermis (Wright) DC.
- Amburana cearensis (= Torresea cearensis M.Allemão) (M.Allemão) A.C.Smith
- Centrolobium robustum Mart. ex Benth.
- Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud
- Geoffraea spinosa Jacq.
- Machaerium acutifolium Vogel
- Machaerium scleroxylon Tul.
- Medicago sativa L.
- Melilotus alba Medik.
- Melilotus officinalis Lam.
- Myrocarpus frondosus M.Allemão
- Sweetia fruticosa var. fruticosa Spreng. (= Ferreirea spectabilis M.Allemão)
Salicaceae
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Agastache foeniculum Kuntze
- Agastache nepetoides
- Eriope crassipes Benth.
- Hyptis brevipes Poit.
- Hyptis cana Pohl ex Benth.
- Hyptis nudicaulis Benth.
- Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
- Hyptis umbrosa Salzm. ex Benth.
- Lavandula spp. L.
- Leonurus cardiaca L.
- Leonurus sibiricus L.
- Monarda fistulosa L.
- Nepeta cataria L.
- Nepeta × faassenii
- Nepeta mussinii Spreng. ex Henckel
- Nepeta siberica (= Nepeta macrantha, Dracocephalum sibiricum)
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
- Pycnanthemum verticillatum Pursh var. pilosum (Nutt.) T.S.Cooperrider
- Pycnanthemum virginianum Trel. ex Branner et Coville
- Salvia splendens Ker Gawl.
- Thymus serpyllum L.
- Vitex sellowiana Cham.
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
- Nectandra cuspidata Nees et Mart. ex Nees
- Nectandra rigida Nees
- Persea americana Mill.
- Persea gratissima Gaertn.
- Ocotea kuhlmanni Vattimo
- Ocotea pretiosa Mez
Liliaceae (Lily family)
- Cuphea carthaginensis Macbride
- Cuphea ingrata Cham. et Schltdl.
- Cuphea linarioides Cham. et Schltdl.
- Cuphea mesostemon Koehne
- Heimia myrtifolia Hort.Berol. ex Cham. et Schltdl.
- Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil.
- Lagerstroemia indica L.
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)
All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.
- Banisteriopsis campestris (A.Juss.) Little
- Banisteriopsis clausseniana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
- Banisteriopsis gardneriana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
- Banisteriopsis pubipetala (Juss) Cuatrec.
- Byrsonima crassa Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia L.Rich
- Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth
- Byrsonima intermedia A.Juss.
- Byrsonima subterranea Brade et Markgr.
- Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex Juss.
- Heteropteris aceroides Griseb.
Malvaceae (Malva family)
Meliaceae (Mahagony family)
- Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
- Acacia paniculata Willd.
- Acacia plumosa Mart. ex Colla
- Albizia polyantha (Spreng.f.) G.P.Lewis (= Pithecelobium multiflorum (Kunth)Benth.)
- Albizia polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex Record (= Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth.)
- Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul (= Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brean)
- Anadenanthera contorta (Benth.) Brenan
- Anadenanthera falcata Speg. (= Piptadenia falcata Benth.)
- Anadenanthera peregrina Speg.
- Calliandra dysantha Benth.
- Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
- Enterolobium gummiferum (Mart.) Macbride
- Inga affinis DC.
- Inga edulis Mart.
- Inga marginata Willd.
- Inga paterno Harms
- Inga sessilis Mart.
- Leucaena glauca Benth.
- Mimosa acutistipula Benth.
- Mimosa bimucronata Kuntze
- caesalpiniaefolia Benth.
- Mimosa laticifera Rizzini et N.F.Mattos
- Mimosa multipinna Benth.
- Piptadenia gonoacantha Benth.
- Piptadenia paniculata Benth.
- Pithecolobium avaremotemo Mart.
- Pithecolobium diversifolium Benth.
- Pithecolobium dumosum Benth. (= Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis)
- Pithecellobium inopinatum (Harms) Ducke
- Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville
- Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth.
- Rapanea ferruginea Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
- Rapanea lancifolia Mez
- Rapanea umbellata Mez
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
- Campomanesia adamantium Blume
- Campomanesia crenata O.Berg
- Campomanesia guazumaefolia Blume
- Campomanesia pubescens O.Berg
- Campomanesia xanthocarpa O.Berg
- Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A. Johnson
- Eucalyptus genus L'Her., specially the following species:
- Eucalyptus alba;
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
- Eucalyptus citriodora;
- Eucalyptus corymbosa;
- Eucalyptus drepanophylla;
- Eucalyptus globulus;
- Eucalyptus maculata;
- Eucalyptus melliodora;
- Eucalyptus microcorys;
- Eucalyptus oleosa (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
- Eucalyptus paniculata;
- Eucalyptus citriodora;
- Eucalyptus redunca (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
- Eucalyptus scabra;
- Eucalyptus tereticornis;
- Eucalyptus triantha;
- Eucalyptus wandoo (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.).
- Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.
- Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (= Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill et Perry)
- Eugenia convexinervia D.Legrand
- Eugenia dombeyana DC.
- Eugenia dysenterica DC.
- Eugenia hyemalis Cambess.
- Eugenia multicostata D.Legrand
- Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.
- Eugenia uniflora L.
- Myrceugenia euosma (O.Berg) D.Legrand
- Myrcia rostrata DC.
- Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O.Berg
- Myrciaria glomerata O.Berg
- Psidium araca Raddi
- Psidium cinereum Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium firmum O.Berg
- Psidium guajava L.
- Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl.
- Ouratea floribunda Engl.
- Ouratea spectabilis Engl.
- Ouratea nana Engl.
Oleaceae (Olive family)
- Antigonon leptopus Hook. et Arn.
- Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
- Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold et Zucc.
- Polygonum punctatum Raf.
Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)
Poaceae(Gramineae)
- Grevillea banksii R.Br.
- Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn.
- Grevillea thelemanniana Hueg.
- Roupala brasiliensis Klotzsch
- Roupala cataractarum Sleumer
- Roupala heterophylla Pohl
- Roupala montana Willd.
- Roupala tomentosa Pohl
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)[verification needed]
Cannabaceae
Rosaceae (Rose family)
- Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
- Prunus amygdalus L.
- Prunus armeniaca L.
- Prunus avium (L.) L.
- Prunus domestica L.
- Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
- Pyrus communis L.
- Alibertia sessilis K.Schum.
- Borreria verticillata G.Mey.
- Borreria latifolia K.Schum.
- Borreria suaveolens G.Mey.
- Borreria verbenoides Cham. et Schltdl.
- Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
- Chinchona spp. L.
- Coffea arabica L.
- Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.
- Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
Salicaceae (Willow and poplar family)
- Salix amygdaloides Andersson
- Salix bebbiana Sarg.
- Salix caprea L.
- Salix discolor Muhl.
- Salix nigra Marshall
Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
- Cupania oblongifolia Mart.
- Cupania vernalis Cambess.
- Dodonaea viscosa Mart.
- Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.
- Matayba guianensis Aubl.
- Serjania erecta Radlk.
- Serjania grandifolia Sagot ex Radlk.
Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)
- Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
- Sterculia striata A.St.-Hil. et Naudin
- Dombeya natalensis Sond.
- Dombeya wallichii Benth. et Hook.f.
- Waltheria tomentosa (J.R. et G.Forst.) St.John
Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)
- Luehea candicans Mart.
- Luehea divaricata Mart.
- Luehea grandiflora Mart.
- Luehea paniculata Mart.
- Luehea rufescens A.St.-Hil.
- Triumfetta semitriloba Jacq.
Ulmaceae (Elm family)
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
- Aegiphila lhotskiana Cham.
- Aegiphila tomentosa Cham.
- Aloysia virgata (Ruiz et Pav.) Juss. (= Lippia urticoides (Cham.) Steud.)
- Lantana camara L.
- Lantana lilacina Desf.
- Lantana trifolia L.
- Lippia alba N.E.Br. ex Britton et P.Wilson
- Lippia candicans Hayek
- Petrea subserrata Cham.
- Petrea volubilis L.
- Zapania citriodora Lam. (= Lippia citriodora (Lam.) Kunth)
All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.
See also
- Toxic honey Describes plants whose nectar results in toxic honey.
References
- Template:Pt icon BRANDÃO, M.; FERREIRA, P. B. D. (1991). Flora Apícola do Cerrado.(Honey flora of Cerrado) Informe Agropecuário 15 (168): 5-7.
- Template:Pt icon CÂNDIDO, F. A. (1992) As árvores e a apicultura. (Trees and beekeeping.) UFV
- Michigan bee plants
- Template:Pt icon WIESE, H. (1993) Nova apicultura. (New beekeeping.) Livraria e Editora Agropecuária