Silverweed
A low, silver-leaved plant spreading over damp pastures and verges; its yellow flowers give bees a little nectar and moderate pollen.
- Nectar
- Low
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Pollen colour
- Height
- 0,1-0,3 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Silverweed is a perennial that spreads quickly by creeping runners and is recognised by its leaves, which are silvery-hairy underneath. A ring-shaped gland at the base of its solitary yellow flowers secretes a small amount of nectar; the pollen is easier to collect. It is visited more by flies and solitary bees than by honey bees.
Flowering
It flowers over a long period from May to August, sparsely but continuously. It is common on compacted, damp soils, on lake and stream banks and along village tracks.
Honey and pollen
No single-flower honey is produced. The pollen loads are in shades of yellow.
Note for the beekeeper
It is not an important source on its own; through the summer it brings a small but steady pollen contribution to the hive. Its contribution can be noticed in apiaries close to heavily grazed, damp pastures.