Trees for Bees

[Angry_Mob]

Spent a few hours yesterday planting willow, lime and a few mahonia.

Going to set about 20 more for next year for planting, any recommendations?

 

[gmonag]

Next time plant them 10 years ago...

 

[Ian123]

Norwegian maple early flowering and absolutely covered in bees if it’s warm enough providing pollen and nectar.

 

[Murox]

Trees really are for the future, for more immediate use I would suggest shrubs like Ribes -flowering currant; Rosmarinus officinalis – rosemary; Ceanothus- California lilac; Ligustrum japonicum – Privet; Lonicera periclymenum - Common honeysuckle and such like.

 

[Hebeegeebee]

Holly can absolutely buzz!

 

[thorn]

Hawthorn.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Holly can absolutely buzz!

It can can't it?
We have masses here but I have only seen it busy one year in the last seven
There must have been a dearth of anything else

 

[user 6228]

Next time plant them 10 years ago...

You are joking.. for a tree nest hollow plant them 150 years ago!

 

[Curly green finger's]

It can can't it?
We have masses here but I have only seen it busy one year in the last seven
There must have been a dearth of anything else

I've seen Holly buzz lots of it here also.

Field maple, none native sycamore, Holly, cherry, prunus spinosa, vibernum, sweet chestnut, blackthorn.
Crab apple, underneath grow lots of crocus.

 

[simonwig]

Wild cherry, prunus avium, only for about a week but buzzing in the sun.
Simon

 

[Popparand]

Shrubs def. Trees take for ever to grow. Cotoneaster is good. There should be some real bargains once the lock down is lifted.

 

[Erichalfbee]

You are joking.. for a tree nest hollow plant them 150 years ago!

Bees don’t just nest in hollow trees

 

[Angry_Mob]

For the most part I planted them behind fences at the edge of fields and gaps in hedges, so thats why I'm specifically after trees.

Planted some holly bushes last year so happy with those; fruit trees the year before that.

Will take a look at the Norway Maple, Field Maple, Cherry, Hawthorn etc



Someone posted on here before a yellow flowering tree, I cant remember the name but it was something from an Asian country, can anyone remember it?

 

[ics19]

Someone posted on here before a yellow flowering tree...

The Black Locust (false acacia) was raved about here - not fully yellow, but yellow'ish:

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=46091

 

[E&MBees]

Mimosa has yellow flowers, and can grows into a small tree. My grandma has one in her garden, the bees loved it. However, it can be damaged by frost and cold wind.

 

[Angry_Mob]

Black Locust - Not the one I was thinking, but good shout.


Mimosa - maybe to far north for that then.

 

[thedozzer]

Mimosa

the bees went bonkers on the mimosa last year, but as it flowers in Feb time and the weather was rubbish. they have hardly touched it this year!!

 

[Murox]

lime, mountain ash (rowan), apple - various ones, cherry, damson any of the 'wild' varieties of fruit trees.

 

[Angry_Mob]

the bees went bonkers on the mimosa last year, but as it flowers in Feb time and the weather was rubbish. they have hardly touched it this year!!

Thats the pictures I was thinking of actually but not the tree. I think its actually the Korean Evodia / TETRADIUM daniellii / the bee bee tree, which doesnt have yellow flowers.

lime, mountain ash (rowan), apple - various ones, cherry, damson any of the 'wild' varieties of fruit trees.

Damson was one of fruit trees I did plant a few years back I live in a area with many orchards as well including apple and pear so well covered in that regard.

Thanks.

 

[Murox]

Catalpa bignonioides - the indian bean tree - various varieties.