Common Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
- Flowering period
- May–September
- Nectar
- gut
- Pollen
- gering
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil flowers from mid-May to September and provides plentiful nectar over a long period, while its pollen supply is low. It prefers calcareous loam soils and grows on poor meadows, roadsides and embankments, coping well even with drought. Because it flowers on for months, it bridges the summer gap. In flower mixes it is a reliable component.
Sources (6)
- Hornklee, Pflanzensteckbrief bei Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
- Bienenweiden, Hortipendium
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments
- Baude, Kunin, Memmott (2015): Nectar sugar values of common British plant species [AgriLand]
- Baude, Kunin, Davies, Wright, Memmott (2025): Pollen production values of common British plant species