Category: bee plants

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

Family： Asteraceae Genus： Solidago Species： S. canadensis Common names： goldenrod ZBAS 8 Well, it is definitely fall. You got that… read more Fall flower 2: Goldenrod

Family： Anacardiaceae Genus： Rhus Species： R. chinensis Common names： Chinese sumac ZBAS 9 This year (2020), I checked the trees… read more Fall flower 1: Chinese sumac

Family： Fabaceae Genus： Medicago Species： M. sativa Common names： lucerne ZBAS 2 Alfalfa probably has enough nectar, only if honey… read more Summer flower 12: Alfalfa

Family： Fabaceae Genus： Trifolium Species： T. pratense Common names： red clover ZBAS 4 Years ago beekeeping friends (father and son)… read more Summer flower 11: Red clover

I have recently started to shoot some videos (most with my cell phone!) on common Michigan bee plants. My phone… read more Bee plant videos

Zachary Huang, Michigan State University Family: Fabaceae Genus: Trifolium Species: T. repens Common names: Dutch clover, Ladino clover, or Ladino… read more Summer flower 7: White clover

Family： Fabaceae Genus： Melilotus Species： M. alba, M. officinalis Common names： white/yellow sweet clovers ZBAS 8 White honey production from… read more Summer flower 8: Sweet clovers