This is my own personal observations of bloom dates in the Richmond, Virginia area, with regard to potential Honey Bee resources. Click here to view plants that serve as sources for nectar and/or pollen for the honey bee.
March 17, 2010 : All of my Plums are in bloom now.
March 28, 2010 : My peaches started to bloom.
April 2, 2010 : Dogwood has started to bloom
April 5, 2010 : Apple blossoms appeared
April 7, 2010 : My holly shrubs (the boxwood knock offs I think are called Japanese Hollies) started blooming
April 16, 2010 : Found first Tulip Popular blooms on the ground (this is a good marker for the start of the Flow in our area.)
| Year: | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant/Tree | Begin | Begin | Stop |
| Maple | 2/27 | 2/17 | |
| Colts Foot | |||
| Pussy Willow | |||
| Willow | |||
| Dandelion | n/a | 2/20 | |
| Fruit Tree Bloom | |||
| Apple | |||
| Crab Apple | |||
| Wild Cherry | |||
| Black Locust | |||
| Blackberry | |||
| Raspberry | |||
| Tulip Poplar | |||
| White Dutch Clover | |||
| Yellow Sweet Clover | |||
| Sumac | |||
| Linden | |||
| Thistle | |||
| White Sweet Clover | |||
| Milkweed | |||
| Purple Loostrife | |||
| Teasel | |||
| Golden Honey Plant | |||
| Touch Me Not | |||
| Golden Rod | |||
| Purple Asters | |||
| White Asters | |||
| Seasonal Events | |||
| Last Frost | |||
| First Swarm | |||
| Last Swarm | |||
| First Frost | |||