Cultivated Alfalfa

Scientific name
Medicago sativa
Regions
  • Béja
  • Jendouba
  • Kairouan
  • Sidi Bouzid (oasis and irrigated areas)
Flowering month
  • Mai
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
Cultivated Alfalfa

Cultivated for livestock in irrigated areas, its purple flowering is very attractive to bees.

الفصة

Fossa

Fabaceae

Cultivated herbaceous plant (Forage)

Summer

Alfalfa Honey

Color

Very light, pale yellow amber

Taste

Sweet, discreet, slightly fruity

Nectar

Excellent

Pollen

Good

Main role

nectar

Roles

  • nectar
  • pollen

Seasonal utility

Summer honey production

Biological utility

Blooms all summer in irrigated areas, ensuring a stable source of nectar.

Pollen color

Yellow

Alfalfa Honey
MaiJuneJulyAugustSeptember

Alfalfa Honey

Medicago sativa

  • Gabès

Monofloral honey confirmed by pollen analysis in a study of honeys from southern Tunisia. The designation must be confirmed for each batch by its botanical origin.