Aronia/Chokeberry

[Ygdrasil]

Has anyone got Aronia Melanocarpa or Chokeberry in their garden?
I just bought one and it is allready planted in my garden.
So i just want to know if it is any good as a beeplant?

[Littlesparrow]

I don't have one of these in my garden, but a quick google reveal that birds like the berries and you can turn them into jam or wine, so quite a useful bush anyway.Looking at the flowers I would have thought bees would like them.

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by Ygdrasil

Has anyone got Aronia Melanocarpa or Chokeberry in their garden?
I just bought one and it is allready planted in my garden.
So i just want to know if it is any good as a beeplant?

Aronia Melanocarpa or Chokeberry is better known as Photinia melanocarpa which is related to the common garden hybrid shrub- Photinia 'Red Robin'.

Chokeberry has flowers similar to Apple blossom and is frequented by bees and others.
Dorts.

[Ygdrasil]

Thanks.
Its allso a a tough plant that can tolerate harsh conditions, like wind frost and salty seaside air.
i can see its blooming in June so its allso good for filling out the "Junegap" for the bees

[The Woodman]

I have a Photinia outside my lounge window that has appeared in a previous thread. Its delicate apple like flowers are a huge attraction to bumble bees in particular but all sorts of bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths at night make it hum.

It is quite vigorous and grows insidiously. I pruned it hard last back end and the new shoots are just less than 1m long.