Common Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
- Flowering period
- June–October
- Nectar
- gut
- Pollen
- gering
Common hogweed blooms from June into October; its nectar sits openly in flat umbels and is rated abundant, while it yields little pollen. After the first cut it sprouts again and blooms a second time, which makes it valuable late in the year on meadow sites. Not to be confused with giant hogweed, whose sap causes severe burns on the skin.
Sources (5)
- Bienenweiden, Hortipendium
- Bienenweidekatalog Baden-Württemberg, Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz mit Universität Hohenheim
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments
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- Baude, Kunin, Davies, Wright, Memmott (2025): Pollen production values of common British plant species