Oxeye daisy
Common meadow plant flowering profusely in early summer; gives bees little nectar and yellow pollen and is a minor component of meadow honey.
- Nectar
- Low
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Pollen colour
- Height
- 0,3-0,8 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Oxeye daisy is a common perennial of moderately moist meadows, pastures, road embankments and woodland clearings. The yellow centre of its large white heads consists of short disc florets; nectar is scarce, but the pollen is easy to collect. Honey bee interest is moderate to low; flies, other insects and solitary bees benefit more.
Flowering
It flowers profusely from late May to July, and sporadically until late summer in mown areas.
Honey and pollen
There is no monofloral honey; it is a small component of mixed meadow honey. The pollen loads are yellow.
Note for the beekeeper
It is often used in meadow seed mixes and adds to flower diversity together with other plants. It is considered invasive in North America and Australia; in Europe and Turkey it is native. There is no need to sow it on its own for honey yield.