May 13. Bees, butterflies and other insects are starting to make themselves known by pollinating trees, flowers and shrubs.

Get to know some of Lake Norman’s native bees and how to ID them while they land on your pollinator friendly plants.

If you need ideas on what kind of trees to plant this year for your insect visitors, see the Trees for Bees poster.

If you need some native flower ideas, the Davidson Town arborist offers these suggestions of native pollinator plants that will work great in our area:

• Partridge Pea
• Nodding Onion
• Bluebell
• Scarlet Beebalm
• Broadleaf Ironweed
• Blackeye Susan
• Pink Turtlehead
• Purple Coneflower
• Foxglove Beardtongue

Did You Know?

There are many different species of bumble bees? Take a look at the Pollinator Partnership’s Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States poster to help you identify the bumble bee friends in your neighborhood