Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
- Flowering period
- June–August
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- gering
Common Thyme flowers from June to August and reaches a very high nectar value with a low pollen value. It needs full sun and dry, well-drained, calcareous soils and is still visited even after flowering, as long as further flushes appear. In Mediterranean sites it produces an aromatic varietal honey; in Central Europe it usually remains a secondary flow. As a bed plant at the apiary it is worthwhile nonetheless because of its pronounced nectar flow.
Sources (4)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Thymian
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Bienenweiden, Hortipendium
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments