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In order to identify the foraging plants of honey bees and determine their attractiveness for honeybees, flowering period of the plants producing nectar and pollen were studied. The number of bees and the length of time that each bee spent on the flowers were recorded. The plants were grouped based on the number of bees attracted to them and duration of the time spent on their flowers. Data were analysed by cluster method. All the plant species were divided into 4 main groups. First group with excellent attractiveness named class 1. Second group with good attractiveness named class 2. Third and fourth group with medium and weak attractiveness were named class 3 and class 4. First group includes species of: Pear, Oleaster, Cherry , False acacia, Black cherry, Apple, Almond, Poppy, mignonetter, Sainfoin, Species of horn poppy, Sweet clover, Sunflower, Species of locoweed, wound wort, species of st. John’s – wort, thyme , Quince, eryngo, globe, thistle, alhagi, etc. Second group includes species of : medic, desert candle, locoweed, tea-rose, shallot, centurea, broom, dandelion, bugloss, clover, opopanax, chicory, sisymbrium, plantain, mint, etc. Third and fourth group includes species of: Jerusalem sage, euphorbia, larks pur, salvia, butter cup, salsify, centaurea, acanthus, carrot, hog bean, ixiolirion, iris, prickly thrift, european glory bind , milfoil, shepherd’s – purse, bermuda grass, shepherd’s needle, etc.