Buzzing Mountain Ash Trees
The mountain ash trees in our front yard are blooming and the blossoms fill the air with thick perfume, and every evening there’s a layer of yellow pollen on our patio table’s glass! There are so many bees pollinating the blossoms out front that the trees were humming last night. I took a few 10-second recordings trying to capture the sound. Turn up your volume and you’ll hear a steady hum. That’s the bees!
You’ll also hear an attention-seeking robin in the background trying to steal the show with his melodic singing voice. And in one of the videos, a mourning dove chimes in. Her mother told her she can sing. (She can’t.)
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
Hal Borland
Lori Knutson 
Our Linden tree is like your Mountain Ash. It blooms a bit later in the season and attracts an enormous number of bees. If I stand underneath it they are all around me.
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As long as we have bees, we’ll be all right, but when they’re gone, buckle up! Have a good weekend, Glen, and thanks for viewing and commenting. – Lori
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I love mountain ash although I had no idea they had a scent.
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Yes, they look good and smell nice too! Thanks for viewing and commenting. – Lori
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