Sometimes, under the right conditions, nectar sources typically of minor im
portance can rise to major status. Such is the case with the three plants w
e consider this month. Snowberry, Bur Clover and Spanish Needles have histo
rically, at certain times and in certain places, been the source of large h
oney cross. As with most other uncultivated American bee plants, their rang
e and density have decreased But wherever still found in any abundance, the
se three plants remain of importance to nearby colonies of bees.