4.0 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEYBEE
The candidate will be:
4.6 able to name the main local flora from which honeybees gather pollen and nectar;
NOTES
In the Peeblesshire area:-
Willow (Mar-Apr)
Alder (Mar-Apr)
Dandelion (Apr)
Prunus – Apple, Plum, Cherry, Blackthorn (Apr)
Oil Seed Rape (Apr-May)
Horse Chestnut (Apr-May)
Sycamore (Apr-May)
Hawthorn (May)
Clover (Jun-Jul)
Lime tree (Jun-Jul)
Raspberry (Jul-Aug)
Rosebay Willowherb (Jul-Aug)
Ling Heather (Aug)
Bramble (Aug-Sept)
Ivy (Sept-Oct)