Basil, or Ocimum basilicum, is the King of herbs, honey bees are mad about it, and so are we. Offering small white to light purple flowers with good nectar and pollen – your honey bees will be buzzing about.
This gorgeous herb is sensitive to cold and best grown in hot, dry conditions. The white to light purple flowers are arranged in a terminal spike; with an 80% bee factor (meaning there is an 80% reliance on honeybee pollination to get a good fruit or seed set) – honey bees are sure to bring bounty to your fare. Bee-effective and plant these lovely smelling, tasting, looking and nutritious herbs in your garden.
SWEET BASIL BEE PLANT VALUE N1-3 P0-2
Saving our bees is not just about making less toxic environments for them, but too about focusing on what we feed them. Like us, they need a balanced diet. Pollen and nectar from a diverse choice of flowers; protein from pollen, and carbohydrates, sugars, from nectar. Bee-centric and plant a bit of basil for you and your honey bees.
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Ref: sanbi.org / Beeplants of South Africa, M.F. Johannsmeier
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