Sunday, April 28, 2019

flowering plants - native or exotic pest

bee, beekeeping, bloom, foraging, privet, spiderwort, tulip poplar,

bee, beekeeping, bloom, foraging, privet, spiderwort, tulip poplar,
My favorite native flowering plant, spiderwort, attracts a honey bee. Last week, I noticed the unpleasant smell - now I've discovered the privet flowers. Also shown is a bee on a invasive flowering privet .

Another important bee forage are native tulip poplar flowers (not shown) - at this time of year, tulip poplar flower windfalls commonly attract sweet food seeking ants.

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