Tag: Apis mellifera
Summer flower 3: Basswood
Family： Malvaceae Genus： Tilia Species： Around 45 species worldwide Common names： Basswood, linden tree ZBAS 10 [Zach’s update on June… read more Summer flower 3: Basswood
Summer flower 6: Crown Vetch
Family： Fabaceae Genus： Securigera Species： S. varia Common names： Crown vetch ZBAS* Honey bees 3, bumble bees 8 This flower… read more Summer flower 6: Crown Vetch
Summer flower 5: Bird’s foot trefoil
Bird’s foot trefoil has been blooming for a while. It is a legume so that it fixes nitrogen just like… read more Summer flower 5: Bird’s foot trefoil
Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Amorpha Species: A. fruticosa Common names desert false indigofalse indigo-bushbastard indigobush ZBAS* 8 This flower was… read more Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Spring flower 26: Smoke bush
Family Anacardiaceae Genus Cotinus Species C. coggygria Common name smoke tree, smoke bush, 黄栌 ZBAS 8 It is called “smoky… read more Spring flower 26: Smoke bush
Spring flower 25: Autumn olive
The autumn olives (wolf berry, Russian olive) are in peak bloom now but yesterday (May 22, 2015), being so cool… read more Spring flower 25: Autumn olive
Spring flower 23: Lilac
Family Oleaceae Genus Syringa Species S. vulgaris ZBAS 0.5 [USA]5 [China] Lilac is still blooming, although it is almost done… read more Spring flower 23: Lilac
Spring flower 21: Tulip
Family Liliaceae Genus Tulipa Species T. gesneriana ZBAS 7 (for this variety only), 0.1 for others Will honey bees forage… read more Spring flower 21: Tulip