Join the Michigan State University Apiculture Team for its Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours online education.
Michigan Beekeepers Association is offering Trees for Pollinators, available to purchase through their website through March 17.
Trees selected to fill pollinator needs:
- Pussy willows, blooming in April, help bee colonies with pollen and nectar as they emerge in the spring.
Flowering crabapples provide nectar and pollen in early May. They also provide winter food for robins and cedar waxwings. - Tulip poplars are large trees and produce an exceptionally high nectar yield per flower.
- American basswoods create high-quality nectar in great quantities for honeybees.
- Winged sumac produces large quantities of nectar in August, supporting bees and butterflies.