Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
- Flowering period
- June–September
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- gut
Phacelia, also called lacy phacelia or bee's friend, flowers from early June to late September and is one of the most productive bee forage plants there is: both nectar and pollen are abundant. Its pollen is strikingly blue to dark grey-blue. Because it flowers on for months, it bridges the summer forage gap. It originates in the south-western United States, thrives on poor soils and gets through dry spells without trouble, which is why it is gladly sown as green manure and catch crop.
Sources (6)
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Büschelschön, Pflanzensteckbrief bei Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Büschelschön
- Bienenweiden, Hortipendium
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments
- Tew, Baldock, Morten, Bird, Vaughan, Memmott (2023): A dataset of nectar sugar production for flowering plants found in urban greenspaces