Planting Trees to Attract Bees - Green Journey

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N A M E P O L L E N N E C T A R J A N F E B M A R A P R M A Y J U N J U L A U G S E P O C T N O V D E C N O T E S . . .
Blue gum/Forest red gum
E. tereticornis
Spotted gum
C. citriodora subsp. variegta
Grey gum
E. propinqua
Lemon scented gum
C. citriodora
Scribbly gum
E. racemosa
Rose/Flooded gum
E. grandis
Red stringybark /mahogany
E. resinifera
Swamp yellow stringybark
E. latisinensis
Grey ironbark
E. siderophloia
Narrow-leaved red ironbark
E. crebra
Broad-leaved red ironbark
E. fibrosa
Silver-leaved ironbark
E. melanophloia
Blue top ironbark
E. nubila
Gympie messmate
E. cloeziana
Tallowwood
E. microcorys
Grey/gum-topped box
E. moluccana
Blackbutt
E. pilularis
White mahogany/ Yellow
stringybark
E. acmenoides
Moreton bay ash/Carbeen
C. tessellaris
Red bloodwood
C. gummifera
White/yellow bloodwood
C. trachyphloia
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Good quality pollen, major source. Good quality, medium colourd
honey. One of the most beneficial of all the trees.
Good every 2-3 years. Top grade pollen.
Honey colour light amber.
Good and poor quality pollen. Minor honey.
Honey colour pale to medium amber.
Top grade pollen, but irregular.
Light honey flow, very little pollen.
Good pollen. Minor honey.
Pale amber to medium amber honey colour.
Every 2 seasons.
Honey colour pale amber.
Yields a dark honey with good flavour.
Honey colour extra light amber.
Honey colour extra light amber.
Hard on bees.
Honey colour extra-light amber.
Honey colour light amber.
Nectar irregular, good supply of creamy coloured pollen.
Unreliable source.
Stimulates brood.
Hard on bees. Hives dwindle.
Not very reliable.
Support only.
Stimulates swarming.
Honey is lighter in colour than other bloodwoods.