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North Carolina Honey Plants
Mountains | Piedmont | Coastal Plain
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Mountains |
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Today is 30- Jul- 2010 |
Average
Bloom Period in NC Mountains |
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| Plant Name | Scientific Name | Starts | Days | Ends |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | 5-Mar | 35 | 9-Apr |
| Sumac | Rhus spp. | 8-Apr | 146 | 1-Sep |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | 1-May | 50 | 20-Jun |
| Black Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | 5-May | 10 | 15-May |
| Holly | Ilex spp. | 8-May | 15 | 23-May |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | 15-May | 14 | 29-May |
| Raspberry | Rubus spp. | 17-May | 17 | 3-Jun |
| Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | 22-May | 15 | 6-Jun |
| Tulip Poplar | Liriodendrum tulipifera | 25-May | 23 | 17-Jun |
| Ladino, White Clovers | Trifolium repens | 29-May | 51 | 19-Jul |
| Sweet Clover | Melilotus spp. | 8-Jun | 53 | 31-Jul |
| Basswood, Linden | Tilia spp. | 20-Jun | 23 | 13-Jul |
| Sourwood | Oxydendrum arboreum | 25-Jun | 25 | 20-Jul |
| Aster | Aster spp. | 30-Aug | 40 | 9-Oct |
| Source: N.C. Cooperative Extension Service: Honey Plants of North Carolina prepared by: J. Ambrose; revised by S. Bambara |
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