OAKES DAVID W wrote:
>
> What type of trees attract honey bees?
> I would appreciate it if you would use the common names of trees.
> I want to plant trees that attract the honey bee, but I cannot find many
> that do.
> I know that the Tulip does and I been told that Black Locust also.
 
Both of these are good nectar sources.  To this I would add the
basswood (linden), which in some years yields remarkably light honey
in good amounts.
 
For pollen, very important at least in the northern US states in early
spring: the pussy willow as well as other willows, various maples,
elms (if you still have them), oaks, fruit trees.  We have soft maples
(silver maples) in our front yard and on an early spring morning the
trees are literally singing with bees.  A beautiful sound indeed!
 
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan, USA