AT A GLANCE
Are peasant hydrangeas useful for bees?
Is the peasant hydrangea useful for bees?
The blue or white-flowered peasant hydrangea hat for bees no benefit. This is because the imposing ball flowers are infertile pseudoflowers that produce neither pollen nor nectar. The nectar and pollen-producing flowers of the garden hydrangea lie under the ball flowers. Since the latter are too dense, they block insects from accessing the "bee-friendly" flowers.
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Why do bees settle on the peasant hydrangea?
See bees during the Flowering time of farmer's hydrangeas on the ball flowers, the insects mostly use them as a water source, since dewdrops collect in the pseudo-flowers. The workers use the water they find to
- to quench their thirst and
- to cool the hive in summer.
What alternative to the farmer's hydrangea is there for bees?
among the hydrangeas the following bee and insect friendly species are available Location of the garden hydrangeaas alternative at:
- Mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata)
- Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris)
- Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata)
- Velvet Hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera)
Tip
Distinguish between peasant hydrangea and plate hydrangea
Since the peasant hydrangea from the plate hydrangea has been bred, the latter can be said to be the ancestor of the garden hydrangea. Plate hydrangeas can be recognized by their flat, plate-shaped inflorescences. The real flowers are on the inside of the plate hydrangea and give bees access to nectar and pollen.
