it smells sweet

I am working on a post on invasive species – specifically the Japanese Honeysuckle, which has completely taken over the periphery of our backyard, suffocating small trees and shrubs and rapidly spreading its vines until I fear it will completely dominate the entire courtyard. Thing is, I don’t want to start removing it until I know that there is no direct benefit to the environment, such as being very attractive to pollinators, which are becoming more rare almost daily. As I hope to research further, the plant has supposed medicinal and insecticidal uses, but has been quite a bother to the eastern U.S. Here are some pictures for reference.