Caucasian honeysuckle
Honeysuckle of mountain scrub in the Caucasus and north-east Turkey; its tubular flowers suit bumblebees more, with limited value for honey bees.
- Nectar
- Medium
- Pollen
- Low
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 1-3 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Caucasian honeysuckle is a shrub growing along woodland edges and in mountain scrub in the Caucasus and north-eastern Anatolia. Its flowers open in pairs and are tubular. In honeysuckles the nectar collects at the base of the corolla tube, so the honey bee's access to it varies with the species and the tube length; there is no detailed study on the value of this species for beekeeping.
Flowering
Depending on altitude, it flowers in May-June.
Honey and pollen
It gives no separate honey; its nectar and pollen can go into mountain honeys only to a limited extent. Bumblebees are the main visitors of such flowers.
Note for the beekeeper
Honeysuckles in general are more valuable for bumblebees and long-tongued wild bees than for honey bees. The assessments here are based on the general characteristics of the genus; local observation is needed for firm information. Where it grows in mountain scrub together with other sources, it can make a small contribution to the upland flow.