White Clover
Trifolium repens
- Flowering period
- May–September
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- gut
White Clover flowers from mid-May to September and is perfectly accessible to honeybees: its flower tubes are short, so the nectar is within reach. It grows almost everywhere on meadows, pastures and lawns and pours out very abundantly over months. Clover honey is light, mild and flowery and, because of its high glucose content, crystallises quickly; well stirred it becomes firm and creamy. As an ongoing summer flow it is hard to beat.
Sources (7)
- Weiß-Klee, Pflanzensteckbrief bei Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- Trachtpflanzen-Katalog Bienenroute: Weiß-Klee
- Kleehonig, Sortenhonige bei Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- Klee, Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- 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