List of honey plants

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

Honeybees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey.

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)[]

Avicennia nitida Jacq. or Avicennia germinans (Black mangrove)

Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) (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)[]

Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm. (Sisal)

Alstroemeriaceae[]

Vell.

Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)[]

Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze
Alternanthera dentata (Moench) ex
R.Br. ex Sweet
Seub.
Moench
Gomphrena canescens R.Br.
Mart.
Moq.

Anacardiaceae[]

Anacardium occidentale L.
Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.
Astronium fraxinifolium Schott
Lithraea molleoides Engl.
Mangifera indica L.
Myracrodruon urundeuva
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)[]

Apium graveolens L.
Daucus carota L.
Pastinaca sativa L.
Petroselinum crispum Hoffm.

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.
Markgr.
Mart.
Hancornia speciosa
Peschiera affinis Miers
Müll.Arg.
A.DC.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)[]

Ilex decidua Walter
Ilex glabra A.Gray
Ilex opaca Aiton
Ilex theezans Mart.
Ilex verticillata A.Gray

Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)[]

Seem.
Marchal

Asclepiadaceae[]

Asclepias tuberosa L.

Arecaceae (Palm family)[]

Acrocomia aculeata Lodd. ex Mart.
Attalea speciosa Mart.
Roystonea elata () F.Harper
Sabal palmetto Lodd. ex Schult.f.
Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman (= Cocos romanzoffiana Cham., or Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.); This plant is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
Trithrinax campestris (Burmeist.) Drude & Griseb.

Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)[]

DC.
Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.; This plant is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
Baccharis genistelloides Pers.
DC.
Baccharis halimifolia L.
DC.
DC.
DC.
Sch.Bip.
L.
Vahl
Bidens cernua L.
Bidens pilosa L.
Cichorium intybus L.
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (= Carduus arvensis, or Cirsium incanum)
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (= Carduus vulgaris, Carduus lanceolatus, or Cirsium lanceolatum)
Centaurea biebersteinii (Jaub. et Spach) Walp.
Cass.
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
Echinops sphaerocephalus L.
Baker
Hieron.
Eupatorium maculatum L.
Schrad. ex DC.
Eupatorium purpureum L.
Eupatorium squalidum DC.
Helianthus annuus L. (Sunflower)
Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke)
Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less.
Liatris spicata Willd.
Willd.
DC.
Sch.Bip. ex Baker
DC.
DC.
Moquinia polymorpha DC.
Oligoneuron rigidum Small (= Solidago rigida L.)
Baker
Baker
Rudbeckia spp. L.
Sonchus arvensis L.
Senecio brasiliensis Less.
Meyen
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom
Taraxacum officinale Weber
Gardner
Mart. ex Baker
Verbesina alternifolia Britton ex Kearney
Mart. ex DC.
Less.
Vernonia diffusa Less.
Rusby
Mart. ex DC.
D.Don ex Hook. et Arn.
Kunth
Less.; This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
Pers.
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.
Handroanthus albus
Handroanthus impetiginosus
Jacaranda brasiliana Pers.
Jacaranda caroba Hort. ex Lem.
Jacaranda decurrens Cham.
Mart. ex DC.
K.Schum.
Miers
Podranea ricasoliana ()
Presl
Pyrostegia venusta Miers
Tabebuia aurea
Tabebuia chrysotricha
Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo
Tabebuia ochracea
Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.
Tabebuia roseo-alba
Tabebuia serratifolia
Toledo
(Vell.) Hoehne et Kuhlm.

Bixaceae (Achiote family)[]

Bixa orellana L.

Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)[]

K.Schum.
A.Juss.
Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.
(K.Schum.)
(Cav.)

Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)[]

Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol.^[1]
Taub.
Taub.
Borago officinalis L.^[1]
Cerinthe major L.
Cham.
Warm.
G.Don
DC.
Cham.
Lam.
(Vell.) Steud.
DC.
Echium plantagineum L.
Echium simplex DC.
Echium virescens DC.
Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f.
Symphytum brachycalyx Boiss.^[1]
Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.
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. gongylodes
Eruca sativa Mill.
Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.
Sinapis alba L.

Caesalpinioideae[]

Spruce ex Benth.
Bauhinia forficata Link
(Schrad.) DC.
Cassia grandis L.f.
Caesalpinia echinata Lam.
Caesalpinia ferrea Mart.
Benth.
Tul.
Mart.
Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.
Mart. ex Hayne
Delonix regia Raf.
Hymenaea courbaril var. (Hayne) et Langenh.
Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.)
Schotia brachypetala Sond.
Baill.
Vogel
(Benth.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
(Rich.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
Roxb.
(Vogel) H.S.Irwin et Barneby

Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)[]

Planch.
Trema micrantha (L.) Blume

Capparaceae (Caper family)[]

Cleome gynandra L.

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)[]

Lonicera japonica Thunb. ex A.Murray bis

Caryocaraceae[]

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

Cambess.

Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)[]

Saponaria officinalis L.

Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family)[]

Maytenus boaria Molina

Chrysobalanaceae[]

found in tropics or sub-tropics

Couepia grandiflora Benth.
Hook.f.
Spreng.
Hook.f.

Clethraceae[]

Clethra scabra Pers.

Clusiaceae[]

Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. & Zucc.

Cochlospermaceae[]

Cochlospermum regium Pilg.

Combretaceae[]

Mart.
Mart.

Commelinaceae[]

Kunth
Tradescantia virginica L.

Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)[]

Ipomoea purpurea Roth
Ipomoea batatoides Benth.
Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hallier f.

Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)[]

Cayaponia ficifolia Cogn.
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. C.lanatus Nakai
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
Cucurbita pepo L.
Luffa cylindrica M.Roem.

Cunoniaceae[]

Dilleniaceae[]

Curatella americana L.
Poir.

Ebenaceae[]

Diospyros kaki L.f.

Elaeocarpaceae[]

Crinodendron patagua Mol.

Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)[]

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Erica cinerea L.
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.

Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)[]

A.St.-Hil.
A.St.-Hil.
Mart.

Escalloniaceae[]

Escallonia montevidensis DC.

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)[]

Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
Spreng.
Baill.
Müll.Arg.
Euphorbia mellifera Seub.
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
Baill.
Phyllanthus acidus (L.)
Ricinus communis L.
Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

Faboideae (Legume family)[]

Andira inermis (Wright) DC.
Amburana cearensis (= Torresea cearensis ) ()
Mart. ex Benth.
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.)
Jacq.
Vogel
Tul.
Medicago sativa L.
Melilotus alba Medik.
Melilotus officinalis Lam.
Myrocarpus frondosus
Sweetia fruticosa var. Spreng. (= Ferreirea spectabilis )
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.

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Aberia caffra Harv. et Sond.

Salicaceae[]

Benth.
Jacq.
Casearia sylvestris Sw.

Hamamelidaceae[]

Liquidambar styraciflua L.

Iridaceae[]

Crocus vernus (L.) Hill

Lamiaceae (Mint family)[]

Agastache foeniculum Kuntze
Agastache nepetoides
Benth.
Hyptis brevipes Poit.
Pohl ex Benth.
Benth.
Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
ex Benth.
Lavandula spp. L.
Leonurus cardiaca L.
Leonurus sibiricus L.
Monarda didyma L.
Monarda fistulosa L.
Nepeta cataria L.
Nepeta × faassenii
Nepeta mussinii Spreng. ex
(= Nepeta macrantha, Dracocephalum sibiricum)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
Pursh var. pilosum (Nutt.)
Pycnanthemum virginianum Trel. ex Branner et Coville
Salvia splendens Ker Gawl.
Satureja thymbra L.^[1]
Stachys byzantina K.Koch
Thymbra spicata L.^[1]
Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link^[2]
Thymus serpyllum L.
Cham.

Lauraceae (Laurel family)[]

Beilschmiedia berteroana (Gay) Kosterm.
Nees et Mart. ex Nees
Nees
Persea americana Mill.
Persea gratissima Gaertn.
Vattimo
Ocotea pretiosa Mez

Lecythidaceae[]

Cariniana legalis Kuntze
Cariniana estrellensis Kuntze

Liliaceae (Lily family)[]

Allium cepa L.
Allium sativum L.
Allium schoenoprasum L.
Schltdl. et Cham.
Griseb.

Lythraceae[]

Macbride
Cham. et Schltdl.
Cham. et Schltdl.
Koehne
ex Cham. et Schltdl.
Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil.
Lagerstroemia indica L.

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)[]

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Malpighiaceae[]

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

(A.Juss.) Little
(A.Juss.) et
(A.Juss.) et
(Juss) Cuatrec.
Byrsonima crassa Nied.
Byrsonima crassifolia
Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth
Byrsonima intermedia A.Juss.
Brade et Markgr.
Rich. ex Juss.
Griseb.

Malvaceae (Malva family)[]

Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch.
A.St.-Hil.
A.St.-Hil.
Kunth

Meliaceae (Mahogany family)[]

Cedrela fissilis Vell.
Cedrela odorata Vell.

Mimosoideae[]

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Acacia paniculata Willd.
Acacia plumosa Mart. ex Colla
Albizia polyantha () G.P.Lewis (= Pithecelobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth.)
(Benth.) Killip ex Record (= Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth.)
Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul (= Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brean)
(Benth.) Brenan
Anadenanthera falcata Speg. (= Piptadenia falcata Benth.)
Anadenanthera peregrina Speg.
Calliandra dysantha Benth.
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
(Mart.) Macbride
DC.
Inga edulis Mart.
Inga marginata Willd.
Harms
Mart.
Leucaena glauca Benth.
Benth.
Kuntze
Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia Benth.
et
Benth.
Benth.
Benth.
Mart.
Benth.
Benth. (= Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis)
(Harms) Ducke
Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville
Benth.

Myrsinaceae[]

Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
Mez
Mez

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)[]

Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) &
Campomanesia adamantium Blume
O.Berg
Blume
O.Berg
O.Berg
Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A. Johnson
Genus Eucalyptus L'Her., especially the following species:

Eucalyptus alba;
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (This plant is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
Eucalyptus citriodora;
;
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 plant is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
;
Eucalyptus tereticornis;
;
Eucalyptus wandoo (This plant is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.).

Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.
Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (= Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et )
DC.
Eugenia dysenterica DC.
Cambess.
Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.
Eugenia uniflora L.
(O.Berg)
DC.
Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O.Berg
Myrciaria glomerata O.Berg
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret
Metrosideros umbellata Cav.
Raddi
Psidium cinereum Mart. ex DC.
O.Berg
Psidium guajava L.

Ochnaceae[]

(DC.) Engl.
Engl.
Engl.
Engl.

Oleaceae (Olive family)[]

Olea europaea L.
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

Oxalidaceae[]

Averrhoa carambola L.

Polygonaceae[]

Antigonon leptopus — Hook. et Arn.
Eriogonum fasciculatum— Benth.
Eriogonum giganteum — S.Wats.
Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) — Moench
Fagopyrum sagittatum — Gilib.
Polygonum punctatum — Raf.
Reynoutria japonica (syn. Polygonum cuspidatum) – Japanese knotweed

Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)[]

Mast.
Mast.

Poaceae(Gramineae)[]

Paspalum notatum Flüggé
Saccharum officinarum L.
Zea mays L.

Proteaceae[]

Banksia integrifolia L.f.
Banksia sessilis (Knight) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Gevuina (Molina) Gaertn.
Grevillea banksii R.Br.
Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn.
Grevillea thelemanniana
Protea repens
Protea cynaroides
Roupala brasiliensis Klotzsch
Sleumer
hl
Roupala montana Willd.
Pohl
Knightia excelsa R. Br.

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)^{[verification needed]}[]

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
(Reissek) Weberb.
Mart.

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.

Rubiaceae (Madder, bedstraw, coffee family)[]

K.Schum.
K.Schum.
Cham. et Schltdl.
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Chinchona spp. L.
Coffea arabica L.
(Jacq.) K.Schum.

Rutaceae[]

Genus Citrus L., especially the following species:

Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
Citrus limonum Risso
Citrus medica L.
Citrus reticulata Blanco
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

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)[]

Mart.
Cupania vernalis Cambess.
Dodonaea viscosa Mart.
A.St.-Hil.
Aubl.
Radlk.
Sagot ex Radlk.

Scrophulariaceae[]

Jacq.
Buddleja davidii
Scrophularia californica Cham. et Schltdl.

Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)[]

Acnistus arborescens Schltdl.
Schott
Solanum paniculatum L.

Styracaceae[]

Pohl
Nees et Mart.

Sterculiaceae[]

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
A.St.-Hil. et Naudin
Sond.
Dombeya wallichii Benth. et Hook.f.
Waltheria tomentosa (J.R. et G.Forst.) H.St.John

Tamaricaceae[]

Tamarix gallica L.

Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)[]

Mart.
Luehea divaricata Mart.
Mart.
Mart.
A.St.-Hil.
Jacq.

Urticaceae (Nettle family)[]

Sw.

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)[]

Aegiphila lhotskiana Cham.
Cham.
Aloysia virgata (Ruiz et Pav.) Juss. (= Lippia urticoides (Cham.) Steud.)
Lantana camara L.
Desf.
L.
Lippia alba N.E.Br. ex Britton et P.Wilson
Hayek
Cham.
Petrea volubilis L.
Lam. (= Lippia citriodora (Lam.) Kunth)

Vochysiaceae[]