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Beekeeping and Jasmine: Crossvine Safe, Carolina Jessamine Risk

'Tangerine Beauty' is a crossvine (Bignonia capreolata), not a jasmine, and safe for bees. Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) shows no bee toxicity. Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) can be toxic to honeybees when no other nectar sources exist. Plant crossvine confidently.

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