Black Cumin (Nigella)
Nigella sativa
- Flowering period
- June–July
- Nectar
- gut
- Pollen
- mittel
Black Cumin (Nigella) flowers in June and July and provides good nectar with a moderate to medium pollen value. It is an annual, sown in beds and on flowering areas, and needs sunny, well-drained sites. The flowers open one after another, so the stand keeps providing over several weeks. As a supplementary flow in flower mixes it adds to the supply in early summer.
Sources (3)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Echter Schwarzkümmel
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments