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.

Melilotus albus
Medicago sativa
Brassica napus
Tilia cordata
Echium vulgare
Centaurea scabiosa
Succisa pratensis
Senecio paludosus
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium vulgare
Melilotus officinalis
Knautia arvensis
Rubus caesius
Lythrum salicaria
Melampyrum nemorosum
Sonchus arvensis
Origanum vulgare
Cirsium heterophyllum
Geranium pratense
Arctium tomentosum
Solidago virgaurea
Carduus crispus
Medicago x varia
Centaurea jacea
Jasione montana
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Trifolium medium
Veronica spicata
Epilobium angustifolium
Salix

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)

Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) (Maple family)

Agavaceae (Agave family)

Alstroemeriaceae

Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)

Anacardiaceae

Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family)

Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)

Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)

Asclepiadaceae

Arecaceae (Palm family)

Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)

All the plants of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics.

Bixaceae (Achiote family)

Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)

Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)

Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)

Caesalpinioideae

Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)

Capparaceae (Caper family)

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)

Caryocaraceae

All the plants of this family are found only in the neotropics.

Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)

Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family)

Chrysobalanaceae

found in tropics or sub-tropics

Clethraceae

Clusiaceae

Cochlospermaceae

Combretaceae

  • Terminalia argentea Mart.
  • Terminalia brasiliensis Eichl.
  • Terminalia fagifolia Mart.

Commelinaceae

Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)

Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)

Cunoniaceae

Dilleniaceae

  • Curatella americana L.
  • Davilla rugosa Poir.

Ebenaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)

Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)

Escalloniaceae

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Faboideae (Legume family)

Flacourtiaceae

Salicaceae

Hamamelidaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Lauraceae (Laurel family)

Lecythidaceae

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Lythraceae

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)

Malpighiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

Malvaceae (Malva family)

Meliaceae (Mahogany family)

Mimosoideae

Myrsinaceae

  • Rapanea ferruginea Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
  • Rapanea lancifolia Mez
  • Rapanea umbellata Mez

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

Ochnaceae

Oleaceae (Olive family)

Oxalidaceae

Polygonaceae

Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)

  • Passiflora haematostigma Mast.
  • Passiflora pohlii Mast.

Poaceae(Gramineae)

Proteaceae

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Rosaceae (Rose family)

Rubiaceae (Madder, bedstraw, coffee family)

Rutaceae

Salicaceae (Willow and poplar family)

Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)

Scrophulariaceae

Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)

Styracaceae

Sterculiaceae

Tamaricaceae

Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)

Urticaceae (Nettle family)

  • Boehmeria caudata Sw.

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

Vochysiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

See also

References

  1. (in Portuguese) BRANDÃO, M.; FERREIRA, P. B. D. (1991). Flora Apícola do Cerrado.(Honey flora of Cerrado) Informe Agropecuário 15 (168): 5–7.
  2. (in Portuguese) CÂNDIDO, F. A. (1992) As árvores e a apicultura. (Trees and beekeeping.) UFV
  3. Michigan bee plants
  4. (in Portuguese) WIESE, H. (1993) Nova apicultura. (New beekeeping.) Livraria e Editora Agropecuária
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