Sassafras

Sassafras offers an important early-season nectar and pollen source for honeybees, helping build up colonies when other forage is scarce. Peak bloom occurs in April, with yellow-green flowers attracting foragers for about two weeks. As a dioecious species, plant both male and female trees for optimal bee benefits; it spreads via root suckers, potentially creating expanded foraging patches but requiring management to prevent unwanted thickets.