Sunflower

Scientific name
Helianthus annuus
Regions
  • Béja
  • Jendouba
  • Bizerte
Flowering month
  • June
  • July
Sunflower

Large summer industrial crop in the fertile plains of northern Tunisia.

عباد الشمس / نوار الشمس

Nouar Chems

Asteraceae

Cultivated herbaceous plant

Summer

Nectar and pollen resource; no Tunisian monofloral honey is retained without batch analysis

Color

Bright yellow, brilliant gold

Taste

Fresh, mild taste with notes of fresh straw

Nectar

Excellent

Pollen

Very abundant (bright yellow)

Main role

pollen

Roles

  • pollen
  • nectar

Seasonal utility

Honey production & Summer reserves

Biological utility

Provides an industrial quantity of lipid-rich pollen, essential for fortifying the fat body of summer bees.

Pollen color

Intense golden yellow