Best Trees For Bees (And Beekeepers)

Most trees are an excellent source of shelter and food for bees. They often provide forage at times when other flowers aren't blooming.
This video looks at some of the best trees for bees and other pollinators. These species are a rich source of food, and they may well keep local bees humming at times when conditions are tough.

[@beeprofessor]

Have we missed anything? Let us know in the comments :)

[@diannegorneault9918]

Tupelo and tallow.

[@OvcharkaShepherd]

I had no plans for bees but was moved to plant a dozen lindens. It’s year seven and they are blooming this year. The bees and bumbles flock to the flowers

[@beeprofessor]

Lovely news to hear :)

[@michaelshelnutt3534]

I’ve never heard of Oak honey.

[@wpww3343]

Surprised at how low your numbers are, the quality is very high. Subscribed

[@beeprofessor]

oof, we'll keep trying lol.

[@jamesbarron1202]

I’d like to see a video on drought tolerant bee trees. Texas is getting bad in recent years. I lost 2 big pecan trees I planted in the 1980s to last summers drought. Some of these trees would repeat on that video. Like the black locust.

[@beeprofessor]

Good idea :) We wrote an article for 37 drought tolerant plants for gardens, but that's flower-focused. beeprofessor.com/best-drought-resistant-plants-for-bees/

[@jamesbarron1202]

@@beeprofessor I can’t grow summer and fall blooming flowers because I have keep my orchard mowed to keep the grasshopper numbers down as much as possible. They’ll probably start hatching by the millions next month here. That’s when its most critical to mow so the birds can find them. You can take one step in the grass and 20 or more will jump with each step you take when they’re just hatching. I can mow around flowering trees and still have flowers in my trees. Plus trees can produce more food for bees per acre because they grow not only horizontal along the ground like wildflowers but vertically also. I planted over 100 trees this year for my bees. I have a bunch of extra Tupelo seedlings for sale for $3. Nobody around here wants to buy them. My crape myrtles sell but bees don’t really use those much. No nectar. They’ll bloom during the heat of summer, June and July when most every other tree or shrub around here has finished blooming.

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