Spiny Broom

Scientific name
Calicotome villosa / Calicotome spinosa
Regions
  • North of Tunisia
  • Collines du Sahel
  • Cap Bon
  • Kef
  • Siliana
Flowering month
  • February
  • Mars
  • April
  • Mai
Spiny Broom

Thorny wild shrub covering the Mediterranean hills, with bright yellow flowers.

القندول

Guendoul

Fabaceae

Thorny shrub

Spring

Major component of Spring Multi-flower Honey

Color

Golden yellow

Taste

Sweet, floral, scent of spring countryside

Nectar

Good

Pollen

Excellent (massive supply of bright orange pollen)

Main role

pollen

Roles

  • pollen
  • nectar

Seasonal utility

Stimulation and wax

Biological utility

Provides abundant pollen essential for the production of royal jelly by nurse bees.

Pollen color

Intense orange

Mountain Honey / Wildflower
MaiJuneJuly

Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Polyfloral (flore sauvage spontanée)

  • Kroumirie (Ain Draham, Tabarka)
  • Mogods (Sejnane)
  • Nord-Ouest forestier

A complex wildflower honey from the great biodiversity of high-altitude meadows and forest areas.