A useful flower for bees

Why are horned violets bee-friendly?

Unlike some highly cultivated types of flowers, the flowering of the Horned Violets bees one lots of nectar. In addition to the honey bee, you can also provide other useful insects such as wild bees or the bumblebee with the beautiful flower. A flower bed planted with Horned Violet (Viola cornuta) attracts many bees during the flowering period. The nectar of the plants is processed by the bees with the help of their own enzymes into glucose and fructose. These provide the animals with energy.

Are horned violets more bee-friendly than pansies?

Horned violets are suitable as bee-friendly alternative to pansies. While in those the nectaries are often stunted and yield little food for bees, the flower of the horned violet delivers with its beautiful flowers

When do horned violets feed bees?

The heyday of the horned violet can refer to the period from March to October extend. This promises the plant species from the genus of violet you a particularly long flowering period. The flowers of the horned violets supply many useful insects in the bed or in any other place. This is a plant species that also grows wild. While in many cultivated forms the nectar-producing parts atrophy in favor of other parts, this is not the case with horned violets.

What do horned violets offer bees on the balcony?

You can also catch bees from the urban balcony with this balcony flower reliable food source offer. For this reason, the horned violet is a bee-friendly plant. A planting of flower boxes(€33.00 at Amazon*) with horned violet promises both beautiful colors and a good contribution to supporting the ecosystem.