The Sumac blossoms have just started to open. This is the first year I have noticed the bumblebees showing as much interest in Sumac.
Bumblebees enjoying Sumac blossoms
A honeybee joins the feast.
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Sumac and bumblebees
Posted by blueberrytalk on June 12, 2009
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Sumac
Posted by blueberrytalk on July 2, 2008
Sumac flowers are highly desired by honeybees. I can’t recall seeing bumblebees visiting sumac flowers. A Sumac will send up new shoots from it’s wide spreading root system so it easy to establish and start new plants. It is vulnerable to the same boring insects that bother willows.
Sumac flower
Dried sumac flowers are the best fuel for a bee smoker. The fire does not die out and it burns at a steady rate.
Sumac in a bee smoker.
Sumac for smoker fuel is a hint courtesy Jaquie Bunse of the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture.
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