This document is a flower calendar from Slovenia that lists 18 different bee-friendly plants native to the country. For each plant, it provides the flowering season, plant family, nectar and pollen ratings on a scale of 1-6 and 4-4 respectively, and an image source. The plants included range from early bloomers like Black Hellebore in January/February to late season flowers like Tomato from July to October. This calendar serves as a reference for local beekeepers on which native plants can provide food for bees throughout the year.

1. FLOWERS
~ FLOWER CALENDAR ~
By Tinkara Ž.
School: OŠ Slivnica pri Celju, Slovenia
School year: 2015/2016
(BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS IN SLOVENIA))

2. BLACK HELLEBORE (HELLEBORUS NIGER)
• FAMILY: RANUNCULACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
January, February
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 3/4

3. COMMON HAZEL (CORYLUS AVELLANA)
• FAMILY: BETULACEAE (CORYLACEAE)
FLOWERING SEASON:
January, February, March
NECTAR: 6/6
POLLEN: 4/4

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, June
NECTAR: 4/6
POLLEN: 4/4

5. OPIUM POPPY (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM)
• FAMILY: PAPAVERACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
May, June
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 2/4

6. SPRING CROCUS (CROCUS VERNUS)
• FAMILY: IRIDACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
February, March
NECTAR: 2/6
POLLEN: 2/4

7. TULIP TREE (LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA)
• FAMILY: MAGNOLIACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
June, July
NECTAR: 4/6
POLLEN: 4/4 IMAGE SOURCE:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Liriodendr

8. COMMON MILKWEED (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA)
• FAMILY: ASCLEPIADACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
June, July, August
NECTAR: 5/6
POLLEN: 4/4
IMAGE SOURCE: http://onthegrow.net/wp-
content/uploads/2014/02/Asclepias-tuberosa.jpg

9. COMMON SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS)
• FAMILY: ASTERCEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
July
NECTAR: 4/6
POLLEN: 3/4

10. TREE PEONY (PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA)
• FAMILY: PAEONIACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
June–September
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 3/4

11. CHIVE (ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM)
• FAMILY: ALLIACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON :
June–September
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 3/4
IMAGE SOURCE:
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Allium/Allium_schoeno_Marsha_1.jpg

12. OKRA (HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS)
• FAMILY: MALVACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON :
July, August, September
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 3/4 IMAGE SOURCE: https://encrypted-
tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTz63fYbINKZDwONVN_FR2ZmkyCLFn9RH1T2mwXD5
x-YJR7AwCP

13. GENTIAN (GENTIANA SP.)
• FAMILY: GENTIANACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
July, August, September
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 3/4

14. WINTER SAVORY (SATUREJA MONTANA)
• FAMILY: LAMIACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
July, August, September
NECTAR: 4/6
POLLEN: 3/4
IMAGE SOURCE:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Satureja_montana2.jpg

15. TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)
• FAMILY: SOLANACEAE
FLOWERING SEASON:
July–October
NECTAR: 3/6
POLLEN: 2/4
IMAGE SOURCE: http://shrani.si/f/2U/kw/2fco3iHW/p5318298.jpg

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