Sour Cherry
Prunus cerasus
- Flowering period
- April–May
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- sehr gut
The Sour Cherry flowers in April and May, usually somewhat later than the sweet cherry, and provides nectar and pollen. It counts among the good spring flows and is heavily worked. For fruit set, bee visits are decisive. In orchards, colonies are deliberately placed for the bloom.
Sources (3)
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Sauerkirsche
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments