I have two honey berry bushes that are 3 years old. So far their growth is limited. They are small bushes at 3 years. I see no signs that they could be invasive.

They are similar to the growth habit of a Blueberry.About the only way they could spread is by birds or maybe squirrels eating the fruit. Brady

You will not have a problem with honeyberries, but I have heard that seaberries can be very, very invasive.

Yes, in some locations they probably will spread some, someone even mentioned on this forum in the past of seedlings appearing. For me, this berry ripens before any other berries, so you can imagine the birds really gobble them up.

It depends by what you mean by "invasive". Honey bees are a natural part of the environment wherever there are flowering plants. More likely than not, getting bees or not getting bees will not make a long-term difference. If there is a sufficient base of flowering plants, the bees would have already established themselves around your area.

However, it may also be possible that, for some reason, bees have just not set up base near you. Maybe there are few and sparse flowering plants in your city, and the few roaming bees have just been unable to find the blooming oasis of your yard. If this is the case, you might want to seriously question whether you really want bees. Sometimes it's easier to add something to nature than take it away. Although they will generally leave you alone if you stay away, bees can really be annoying in some situations. It depends where your flowering plants are located. And if there's enough good range, it's not beyond the realm of possibility they could set up a beehive somewhere in your yard and start swarming.

It depends what type of flowering plants also. If it's just roses, for example, there shouldn't be any bee problem, but sometimes with big flowering bushes, there's so many flowers it can attract a swarm of bees. Some types of trees can also attract a huge swarm of bees at certain times of the year.

I would say that honeybees are not "invasive" but there is a possibility they could be problematic. It depends, and you will have to make an assessment yourself.

Thanks for the info .

>>I would say that honeybees are not "invasive"The poster is asking about honey berries, [plant] not honeybees.

Nevermind! ROFLMAO! Ha!!! I would agree they are not invasive. On the other hand honeybees are! They are from Europe and spread across the Americas

link below is where I saw it :

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" And I have found in my climate 4a, they could be considered invasive. The first few years I allowed the birds to feast, and I had seedlings coming up everywhere. But now that I net them, there is no problem. In your zone 3 they might be just fine. Still, an ounce of caution . . ."

Here is a link that might be useful: honeyberry

Good info, I don't think any of us grew them long enought to really know how invasive. And if invasive, that's OK with me, at least they give you something! Any berry is going to be invasive.
Any can spread by birds. The way things work!
Don't grow any berry plants if worried about it.

I have grown them for 10-15 years and in my climate they aren't invasive at all.
John S
PDX OR

Wish I could benefit from bird seedlings...just never happened in 15 years, I have to grow my own!

I'm rolling lol. Dude are you the king of satire or did you seriously think this was a question about bees?