Lupin
Lupinus spec.
- Flowering period
- June–July
- Nectar
- gering
- Pollen
- mäßig
The Lupin flowers in June and July. It produces no nectar, and its pollen supply is rated moderate. Its pea-family flower must be pushed open by the weight of the visitor, which is why it is preferentially worked by bumblebees. It occurs frequently as green manure and in flower mixes. Its value lies in protein supply, not honey yield.