Interaction phenology of Apis mellifera (honeybee) across three periods of the summer. (A) Phenology of plant species in the provisioning habitat that interact with A. mellifera. To provide continuous resources across time, a manager might select one or more plant species from early, middle, and late in the summer. (B) Approximate flowering times of common pollinator-dependent crop species in the region of the study, including apple and cherry (B. Way of Way Fruit Farm, PA, pers. comm.), pumpkin (S. Sidhu, pers. comm.), cantaloupe (DeBarros 2010), and soybean (W.S. Harkcom, pers. comm.).