Flowers (bee-friendly plants)

FLOWERS~ FLOWER CALENDAR ~

By Tinkara Ž.

School: OŠ Slivnica pri Celju, Slovenia

School year: 2015/2016

(BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS IN SLOVENIA))

BLACK HELLEBORE (HELLEBORUS NIGER)

• FAMILY: RANUNCULACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON: January, February NECTAR: 3/6 POLLEN: 3/4

COMMON HAZEL (CORYLUS AVELLANA)• FAMILY: BETULACEAE (CORYLACEAE)

FLOWERING SEASON: January, February, MarchNECTAR: 6/6POLLEN: 4/4

CRIMSON CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM)

• FAMILY: FABACEAE

• WINTER ANNUAL LEGUME, sown in August

IMAGE SOURCE: https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/product/crimson-clover-trifolium-incarnatum-organic

FLOWERING SEASON: May, JuneNECTAR: 4/6POLLEN: 4/4

OPIUM POPPY (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM)

• FAMILY: PAPAVERACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON: May, JuneNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 2/4

SPRING CROCUS (CROCUS VERNUS)• FAMILY: IRIDACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:February, MarchNECTAR: 2/6POLLEN: 2/4

TULIP TREE (LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA)

• FAMILY: MAGNOLIACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:June, JulyNECTAR: 4/6POLLEN: 4/4 IMAGE SOURCE:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Liriodendron_tulipifera_tulip_close.jpg

COMMON MILKWEED (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA)

• FAMILY: ASCLEPIADACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:June, July, August NECTAR: 5/6POLLEN: 4/4

IMAGE SOURCE: http://onthegrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Asclepias-tuberosa.jpg

COMMON SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS)

• FAMILY: ASTERCEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:JulyNECTAR: 4/6POLLEN: 3/4

TREE PEONY (PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA)• FAMILY: PAEONIACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:June–SeptemberNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 3/4

CHIVE (ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM)

• FAMILY: ALLIACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON :June–SeptemberNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 3/4

IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Allium/Allium_schoeno_Marsha_1.jpg

OKRA (HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS)

• FAMILY: MALVACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON :July, August, SeptemberNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 3/4 IMAGE SOURCE:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTz63fYbINKZDwONVN_FR2ZmkyCLFn9RH1T2mwXD5x-YJR7AwCP

GENTIAN (GENTIANA SP.)

• FAMILY: GENTIANACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:July, August, SeptemberNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 3/4

WINTER SAVORY (SATUREJA MONTANA)

• FAMILY: LAMIACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON:July, August, SeptemberNECTAR: 4/6POLLEN: 3/4

IMAGE SOURCE: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Satureja_montana2.jpg

TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM) • FAMILY: SOLANACEAE

FLOWERING SEASON: July–OctoberNECTAR: 3/6POLLEN: 2/4

IMAGE SOURCE: http://shrani.si/f/2U/kw/2fco3iHW/p5318298.jpg

SOURCES:• KOLEDAR O CVETLICAH 2012 • KOLEDAR O CVETLICAH 2014