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Honey flowers

Discover the plants that feed bees and shape the diversity of honeys. Each profile presents their characteristics, flowering period, and beekeeping value.

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Acacia / Blue Mimosa
MarsAprilMai

Acacia / Blue Mimosa

Acacia cyanophylla / Acacia saligna

  • Cap Bon
  • North-East
  • Tunisia's Coast
  • Siliana
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Introduced for dune fixation and reforestation, it produces abundant globular yellow flowers.

Aleppo Pine (Honeydew)
AugustSeptemberOctober

Aleppo Pine (Honeydew)

Pinus halepensis

  • Le Kef
  • Siliana
  • Kasserine
  • Zaghouan

Pine forests providing an important source of honeydew in hot and humid weather.

Algerian Rosemary / Wild Rosemary of the Steppes
OctoberNovemberDecemberJanuary

Algerian Rosemary / Wild Rosemary of the Steppes

Rosmarinus algeriensis

  • Kasserine
  • Gafsa
  • Sidi Bouzid
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

A species of rosemary better adapted to the arid conditions of the high plateaus and desert edges.

Almond Tree
JanuaryFebruary

Almond Tree

Prunus dulcis / Prunus amygdalus

  • Sfax
  • Sidi Bouzid
  • Kairouan
  • North of Tunisia
  • Cap Bon

First major bloom of the year, crucial for stimulating spring brood development.

Arfej
MarsAprilMai

Arfej

Rhanterium suaveolens

  • Southern Tunisia
  • Tataouine
  • Médenine
  • Kebili

Key plant of the pre-Saharan sandy steppe of Tunisia, with a pleasant scent after the rain.

Armed Astragalus / Steppe Astragalus
AprilMai

Armed Astragalus / Steppe Astragalus

Astragalus armatus

  • Kasserine
  • Sidi Bouzid
  • Siliana
  • Le Kef
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Thorny shrub forming large prickly cushions in steppes and arid mountains.

Borage
MarsAprilMai

Borage

Borago officinalis

  • North of Tunisia
  • Wetlands of Jendouba and Béja
  • Zaghouan
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Wild plant of wastelands and rubble, with star-shaped blue flowers rich in clear nectar.

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FebruaryMarsApril

Broad bean

Vicia faba

  • Agricultural zones and oases of Tunisia

Legume cultivated in Tunisian agricultural and oasis systems, visited by several wild and domestic bees.

Capitate Thyme
JuneJuly

Capitate Thyme

Thymus capitatus / Thymbra capitata

  • Kasserine (Jebel Chaambi)
  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Limestone heights of Bizerte
  • Thyme Honey
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Aromatic wild plant growing on sun-exposed arid, rocky limestone hills.

Carob Tree
SeptemberOctoberNovember

Carob Tree

Ceratonia siliqua

  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Béja
  • Nabeul
  • Bizerte
  • Carob Honey

Mediterranean tree typical of calcareous soils, offering precious autumn flowering.

Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Mandarin)
MarsAprilMai

Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Mandarin)

Citrus sinensis / Citrus aurantium

  • Cap Bon (Nabeul, Menzel Bouzelfa, Soliman, Beni Khalled)
  • Citrus / Orange Blossom Honey

Intensively cultivated in fertile coastal plains, producing intensely fragrant flowers.

Clover (White Clover, Red Clover)
AprilMaiJuneJuly

Clover (White Clover, Red Clover)

Trifolium repens / Trifolium pratense

  • Nord humide
  • Béja
  • Jendouba
  • Bizerte
  • Siliana
  • Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Very common in meadows, orchards, and fodder crops in the north.