Hemp-agrimony
Pink-flowered plant of damp places blooming in late summer; a butterfly favourite that gives honey bees moderate nectar and little pollen.
- Nectar
- Medium
- Pollen
- Low
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 0,5-1,5 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Hemp-agrimony is a perennial that forms stands along stream and lake shores, in damp woodland clearings and ditches, and can reach one and a half metres in height. Its dense clusters of small pink heads particularly attract butterflies. Honey bees also visit and take nectar from the narrow tubular florets; its pollen contribution is low.
Flowering
It lasts 6-8 weeks from July to September; in damp valleys it coincides with the late-summer period when other sources are dwindling.
Honey and pollen
No monofloral honey is produced; it contributes to the late-summer mixed honey of damp regions.
Note for the beekeeper
The plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; it is harmful to grazing animals and these substances can occur in trace amounts in honey. Bear this in mind for late-summer honey produced near dense stands. It is common in the damp valleys of the Black Sea and Marmara regions.