Rue
Ruta graveolens
- Flowering period
- June–August
- Nectar
- gut
- Pollen
- gut
Common rue flowers from June to August and provides good nectar with equally good pollen value. It is an evergreen subshrub from the Mediterranean region and needs a warm, dry spot. Its yellow-green flowers present the nectar on open discs and are heavily visited. In the herb garden near the apiary it is one of the better supplementary summer forage plants.
Sources (5)
- Weinraute, Pflanzensteckbrief bei Die Honigmacher (Deutscher Imkerbund)
- Bienenweidepflanzen für den Hausgarten, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG) Veitshöchheim
- Ruta graveolens, Wikipedia
- Ruta graveolens, Euro+Med PlantBase über PESI
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments