[Pollinator] Why aren't we growing more willows as an abundant source of pollen for bees? (Kevin Lindegaard)

[Sharon Muczynski]

Purely anecdotal, but I had native willows (Salix nigra) growing in Athens, GA and have observed native willows in coastal sage scrub in San Diego (Salix lasiolepis) and I was struck by how popular they were with the bees!  I wish I could grow them in my dry yard in La Mesa, CA. I plant for the bees.


On Sep 17, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Kelly Rourke <kr at pollinator.org> wrote:

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