From our Bee Forage and Spring Flowers range of posts here we have Horse Chestnut Blossom from May 2023.
This is a wonderful example of Bee Forage at its best. A spring flower with a short flowering season of around 2 to 3 weeks. Horse Chestnut Blossom is a fantastic source of early forage that honey bees adore. What a super flower which is almost tropical in appearance and represents the ultimate symbiosis of bees and plant life. This flower once pollinated by bees turns into the much love conkers that kids can’t get enough of in the autumn.
This flip side of the relationship is the rather delicious honey bees are able to produce from this blossom. The best honey receives the most diverse forage and horse chestnut blossom is the perfect addition to honey bees forage options.