Trees & Honeybees - Red Maple

This is the first installment of a series of videos I plan to do on tree identification as it relates to beekeeping. Red Maple is such a valuable source of early pollen and nectar and is one of the earliest to bloom in the spring.
References:
Stathcona Beekeepers Library
strathconabeekeepers.blogspot...
American Honey Plants…Frank C. Pellet
ia802703.us.archive.org/26/ite...
University of Kentucky-Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Tree Identification Series
Elbert L. Little - Atlas of U.S. Trees
Photos:
5509693 T. Davis Sydnor, Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
5492740 Steven Katovich, Bugwood.org
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
5141014 Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org
2514044 Jerry A. Payne, Bugwood.org
5467338 David Stephens,Bugwood.org
Honey Bee Trees - Red Maple
honeybeetrees.com/red-maple/
Delta Track Tribe from RUclips Audio Library

[@gunlinebees.3831]

Looking forward to the next power point. Thanks for taking the time to put all this together! God bless.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thanks for watching and your encouragement. I'll be making more soon. Thanks again. God bless y'all

[@Kimberly26]

Thanks for the great information about the red maple. Looking forward to learning more about 🌳

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting! God bless

[@angieh.527]

I really enjoyed your video! I'm looking forward to the series! God bless you!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting! So glad you enjoyed it. More to come soon.

[@jasonhughes3568]

Great video and important topic!! I'm excited to see all the trees you cover in the series. Thank you!!! Mountain City, TN

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting! Black Willow is up next! Thanks again!!

[@ShugPhD]

Really appreciate the presentation. Excellent work

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you very much! I sincerely appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@samiam7]

I enjoyed this alot. My granddad always mentioned linn trees and how the bees loved working them

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly Sam! Sure do miss my grandpa. He taught me so much before I was wise enough to listen close.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Scarlett maple is a new one for me. The Basswood output is humbling.
Great video Johnny!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly Mike! God bless you brother.

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Great job Johnny! Great presentation 👍take care

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting Grayson! I really appreciate you!

[@beekeeperclint]

Great information! I look forward to the next ones.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much. I'll be making more. I sincerely appreciate the encouragement!

[@theboonecountybeekeeper]

Awesome video Johnny. Great info. Bless you brother !

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much Tim! I really appreciate you!

[@keithfaithful3989]

Trees are so important to bees. Glad to see this presentation, great job Johnny

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much Keith! I was hoping some folks might enjoy it

[@larimorefarms]

I really enjoyed this Johnny. Thanks brother

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much!

[@KajunHomestead]

Great video with a lot of great info, thanks Johnny❤👍🙏

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly Brad! It was awesome to meet you in person at the conference.

[@almostagardener4549]

Very well done video thanks for sharing really enjoyed this video 😊😊😊

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting! God bless you.

[@raydeese8859]

Thanks. I know nothing about 🌲. I’m learning more about them now that I have bee’s

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Awesome! Thank you kindly for watching and commenting!

[@ronaldlsssiter5445]

I have been telling my bee club about red maple and it's value to bees. This year in eastern NC we have had extremely good flying weather and I have about 40 pounds of nectar in Mt supers.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

That is awesome!! Gotta love Red Maple! Thank you kindly for watching and commenting.

[@buzzinbeeapiaries4013]

Great video!! Good luck with the series, I'll be watching!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@hillbillyhippiehoneybees304]

Great Information!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly! God bless!

[@SouthMapper]

Awesome!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly!

[@shirleysmith4502]

Thank you. You've been very helpful. Our red maple is my favorite tree. It is right off of my front porch and roughly around 26 years old. This is the first year that it's been covered with bees. I wasn't sure why or exactly what kind of they are. Again thank you.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

My pleasure! So glad you found it informative. Thank you kindly for watching and commenting.

[@joaoconterraneo3640]

Boa tarde vídeo top de mais

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly

[@jeffshope345]

Keep the good job up. I need some bass wood trees

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much for your encouragement and support Jeff!

[@Peter_Gunn]

Hope you continue this series. Very informative and good job.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and for your encouragement. I plan to do more. I really appreciate you. God bless!

[@markb3129]

Interesting facts about the Red Maples, looking forward to more videos and information on different types of trees!✌🏻

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@cathymontgomery7295]

I've been keeping an eye on my local maple trees. I'm in Washington state, I have big leaf maple. Only one hive

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thank you kindly for watching and commenting!

[@rtxhoneybees]

Thanks Johnny I'm wondering if Basswood will grow down here in Central Texas.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

There are several subspecies of Basswood. T. caroliniana grows in Texas. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. God bless.

[@donbearden1953]

Johnny, I truly enjoyed this video! I have bees in 2 locations and there’s a large Red Maple within a couple of hundred feet from both and they’re packing in the pollen at both locations. Do you mind doing a video like this one on the Basswood tree?

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Awesome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting Don! Yes, Basswood is on the list brother. Stay tuned! Thank you again! God bless you and yours!

[@flowerstreetfarmbees]

I LOVE this, Johnny! I am pretty good at id'ing plants in my area, but it has been a goal of mine to improve on my tree identification skills. So, if they are dioecious, do only the male trees produce pollen?

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Thanks so much for watching Bryan! Depends on who you ask but occasionally the Red Maple can have both male and female flowers which technically makes it polygamo-dioecious. Some dendrologists just say dioecious though. Yes, the male flowers produce the pollen and nectar. The female flowers produce nectar and fruit (seeds). Awesome tree! Thank you again brother!

[@gonzalezaaronm]

What about little leaf linden. I have one on my property. Blooms mid June. Covered in pollinators for a week

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Very nice non native Tilia cordata. We don't have any around home but they're an awesome tree. Lots of 'em in northeast from what I've read. Thank you kindly for watching and commenting!

[@lavenderlilacproductions]

Any thoughts on which red maple? I recall another presentation that suggested some cultuvars were morenormless attractive.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Haven't tried any cultivars. The red maples are very common locally. Thanks so much for watching and inquiring!

[@carlsledge3868]

Hi Johnny, how old does the Red Maple have to be before it flowers and produces seed? Great video and presentation BTW.

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

I believe at least 4 years old before blooming. Thanks so much Mr. Sledge for watching and for the great feedback.