Plant chokecherry for showy white flowers favored by native bees in spring, and to provide nesting habitat and food for birds

Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter

Look for mining bees (Andrena) pollinating woodland wildflowers in U.S. gardens this spring

Bumblebees are fascinating and fun to observe foraging in gardens. Find out how to create a buffet for these fuzzy, charismatic bees