66061: File this one under never say never. Everyone says that they have never seen honey bees working the common goldenrod that is found in fields, fence rows, and pastures around here. I have found honey bees will work stiff goldenrod, but not the common goldenrod. While checking on some bees in the country I noticed a lot of activity on some of the common goldenrod near the hives. My bees and many other pollinators were all over the goldenrod. Here is proof. The honey bees were collecting pollen.
