5.2 Perennials

ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS
Tagetes L.
marigold, oiellet d'Inde, tagete
ann. Jun-Oct (N?)P
Value for honey and pollen: many of the single cvs. are
the autumn and when grown in mass.
Notes: very strongly scented pot herbs; popular for cut flow
Trifolium incarnatum L.
crimson clover, carnation clover, scarlet clover, Italian clove
ann. bienn. May-Jul 90 cm NP
Value for honey: HP1 17 ; H yield up to 95 kg/colony/seas
31-60% 17 ; N secreted in the mornings only 54 ; blooms ea
has been ranked with buckwheat in value 72 ; bees may hav
N because of the structure of the flower 54 ; some beekeepe
this crop tend to swarm excessively, although they do not
H 54
Value for pollen: P is collected in large amounts which is
the afternoons only 54 .
Honey: yellowish in colour, or pale; classed as water-w
granulates to a solid paste, but grains redissolve readily; f
varies 54 ; considered excellent 54 .
Notes: tolerates acid soil better than T. pratense (red c
clover); not completely hardy; used as forage and in crop ro
to waste ground, roadsides etc. 23 ; see Trifolium.
Verbascum blatteria L.
moth mullein, molene aux teignes
bienn. -37° to -29° C Jun-Sep 90-120 c
Value for honey: offers N sparingly 35 .
Value for pollen: very attractive for P, but chiefly from Aug
Notes: common roadside weed, but is grown in "wild ga
mullein, tabac du diable, bouillon blanc) is seldom cultiva
attractive to bees 35 ; roadsides and old fields, N.E. to On
range 23 ; naturalized (from Europe).
Vicia faba L.
broad bean, faba bean, field bean, horse bean, magazan be
marais, feverole
ann. bienn. very hardy Jul-Aug(?) less th
Value for honey: HP3 16 ; N sugar concentration 28% 17 ;