Medlar
A fruit tree of woodland edges whose large solitary white flowers open in May–June, offering moderate nectar and pollen.
- Nectar
- Medium
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 3-6 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Medlar is a small fruit tree growing at forest edges, around hazelnut orchards and in village gardens in the Black Sea region, the Marmara region and northeastern Anatolia. Its large, white flowers, borne singly at the tips of short shoots, offer bees nectar and pollen. It is not an important source on its own, but it adds to forage diversity in late spring.
Flowering
It flowers in May–June, after apple and pear; because the flowers are borne singly there are few flowers per tree, and flowering lasts about two weeks.
Honey and pollen
No honey specific to this species is produced; its nectar goes into mixed spring honey. The pollen helps development in late spring.
Note for the beekeeper
Some classifications place it in the hawthorn genus under the name Crataegus germanica. The fruit is eaten once it has ripened and softened; for hedge and garden plantings around the apiary it can be considered as a shade-tolerant option.