[BSCOTTM]

Quick question for you guys. I will need the answers from beekeepers in va. Right now in bloom are a short tree/shrub that is wild but is blooming small white flowers. I see them mostly on the roadside. Does anyone know what these are called? And do bees like them?

 

[Henk]

Could be elderberry's they are a roadside kind of shrub that give off small white flowers.

 

[Beeckmann]

I agree with Heck. Elderberry is in peak bloom right now.

 

[BSCOTTM]

Yeah , it is def. Not elderberry. This does not have clusters. It is almost covered in blooms.

 

[Naturegoods]

Elderberry likes moist areas, plumes of tiny white flowers in bunches bigger than your fist that turn into tiny individual berries. Remember those locations; my wife recently opened the elderberry wine she made back in 2001.

 

[FishmanMike]

Could be privet.Bees work it.:scratch:

 

[mothergoosemagic]

could also be multifloral rose. White flowers and a royal pain to get rid of. All over the place here.

 

[BSCOTTM]

Ok , i stopped off the side of the road this morning and it is not elderberry , privet or rose. There are no thorns and the smell is almost the same as a honey suckle. But in a non-vine. It is a small bush/shrub. Small leaves and very small white flowers tightly clustered on the ends. It is in heavy bloom right now in virginia.

 

[dtompsett]

White lilac?

Google Images

 

[BSCOTTM]

No. The flower clusters are not that full. And the leaves are small.

 

[theriverhawk]

Privet is blooming all over the roadsides here. I'd go with privet hedge. And bees to LOVE it.

 

[mothergoosemagic]

Any way you can post a pix?

 

[TWall]

It might be Japanese Honeysuckle. It is an invasive species, crowds out a lot of native species.

Tom

 

[Todd 64]

What about Ocean spray? Small oval leaf with jagged edges. Small white flowers similar to elder berry but cluster hangs down like grapes. Unlike E. berry,O spray is a good source of nector and polin. Not in bloom for another month or so were i am.

Todd64

 

[BSCOTTM]

Not ocean spray. Flower clusters are similar but the leave on what i am talking about are smooth edged. The closest thing i have found on the internet is a wild lilac. But that still doesnt match it perfectly. I have just give up on searching for it on the web. In virginia it is in bloom right now. I have seen them as short as 3 ft up to 20 ft blooming.

 

[Rottybee]

How about serviceberry? Check out the link for a pic and description.
http://mtnwildflowers.com/serviceberry.html

 

[BSCOTTM]

Serviceberry blooms before the leaves are out. This tree blooms after leaves are fully out.

 

[BSCOTTM]

I will try and post a pic. Maybe this weekend. I might add this bloom is very fragerant.

 

[Walliebee]

Chionanthus virginicus (White Fringetree)

honeybees don't use it.

 

[BSCOTTM]

Nope sorry. Not a fringe tree either. Now you are all just guessing...lol i will post a pic soon. Thank you all for your time.