Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
- Flowering period
- May–September
- Nectar
- mittel
- Pollen
- mittel
The Oxeye Daisy flowers from May to September and is widespread across extensively managed meadows. Both nectar and pollen value lie in the medium range. It needs poor to moderately nutrient-rich soils and disappears under heavy fertilisation. For beekeeping it is a good indicator: where oxeye daisies stand, the meadow is usually otherwise species-rich and productive as well.
Sources (5)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Magerwiesen-Margerite
- 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
- 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