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A happy bee on the best smelling bush in the world (lemmy.world)
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I have no idea what this bush is called, but for three or so weeks out of the year it smells fantastic. Very sweet smelling.

a honey bee with dabbles of pollen on it gathers nectar from a small fragrant white flower

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[–] 3 points 4 months ago

My best guess would be honeysuckle. Usually smell great and they look like the right sort of flowers.

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    [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Could be wild privet... I only know it as "Liguster", but Wikipedia gave me that English page...

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    Privets do look visually similar. Our plant is probably related, but I'm not sure if it's a privet proper. I've never seen berries and the leaves are a bit smaller. Evidently privets can be invasive. Ours is certainly hardy, but I've never seen it trying to spread in the 10 years we've lived here.

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    • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    According to Plantnet it is Ligustrum Ovalifolium

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    [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I don't know the name either but it looks like the one our neighbors had that we called the bee bush because bees loved it. And it smells so delicious!

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