Catmint
Nepeta cataria
- Flowering period
- June–September
- Nectar
- gut
- Pollen
- gering
True Catmint flowers from June to September and provides medium to good nectar but only little pollen. It needs sunny, rather dry sites and, after being cut back, flowers again. Foraging continues throughout the whole flowering period and is stable even in drought. This makes it one of the most practical perennials for bridging the summer gap at the apiary.
Sources (4)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Katzenminze
- 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
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments