Asian honey bees foraging on Chinese redbud tree flowers
TweetCitation: Huang, Z.Y. 2014. Asian honey bees foraging on Chinese redbud tree flowers. http://bees.msu.edu/2014/redbud/. Accessed {date of your visit}. Published May 13, 2014 Zachary Huang,...
View ArticleNot Pretty Flowers, but Bees Love ‘Em — Autumn olive.
TweetThe autumn olives (wolf berry, Russian olive) are in peak bloom now but yesterday (May 22, 2015), being so cool (17 C), I found only a few bees on them. In 2006, when I took these photos below,...
View ArticlePretty Flowers, but Bees Rarely Love’Em — Lilac
TweetLilac is still blooming, although it is almost done here in East Lansing and Okemos. Lilac is in the family Oleaceae, the most common species planted are Syringa vulgaris. [side note: Black...
View ArticleLate August honey plants: Rhus chinensis.
TweetAugust and Sept is a tough time for honey bees. Goldenrod is starting but not going strong yet around late Aug so honey bees are always trying to find something good for them. Two good plants...
View ArticleStaghorn sumac
Tweet Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Rhus Species: R. typhina Common name: Staghorn sumac ZBAS: 8 I just noticed that this flower is basically done recently. It is difficult in summer (swarm control bee...
View ArticleFall flower 2: Goldenrod
Tweet Family： Asteraceae Genus： Solidago Species： S. canadensis Common names： goldenrod ZBAS 8 Well, it is definitely fall. You got... read more Fall flower 2: Goldenrod
View ArticleWinter flowers: Jade tree flowers
It is now cold in Michigan, with about 3-6 degrees C during the day. I am missing the flowers in... read more Winter flowers: Jade tree flowers
View ArticleWinter flower 6: Tea
Family： Theaceae Genus： Camellia Species： C. sinensis Common names： tea flower, tea tree flower ZBAS (Zach’s bee attraction score) 8... read more Winter flower 6: Tea
View ArticleWinter flower 7: Tea oil flower
Family： Theaceae Genus： Camellia Species： C. oleifera Common names： Tea oil camellia ZBAS 2 An important oil crop in Southern... read more Winter flower 7: Tea oil flower
View ArticleWinter flower 8: Fatsi
Family： Araliaceae Genus： Fatsia Species： F. japonica Common names： paperplant, false castor oil plant, Japanese aralia. Chinese name八角金盘 ZBAS 7... read more Winter flower 8: Fatsi
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