Borage
Borago officinalis
- Flowering period
- June–September
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- mittel
Borage flowers from June into October and, after being emptied, refills its flowers with nectar again within a short time. The nectar value is good to very good, the pollen value moderate to medium, and foraging continues from early to late in the day. It loves fresh, nutrient-rich soils and self-seeds further in the garden on its own. Worth noting is the beekeeping institutes' warning that borage honey and pollen can contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Sources (6)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Borretsch
- Bienenweidekatalog Baden-Württemberg, Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz mit Universität Hohenheim
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Bienenweiden, Hortipendium
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments
- Tew, Baldock, Morten, Bird, Vaughan, Memmott (2023): A dataset of nectar sugar production for flowering plants found in urban greenspaces