White Melilot (Noun)
Meaning
Biennial plant; valuable honey plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- White melilot is a biennial plant species of the bean family, found in the wild throughout much of the temperate climate zones.
- The white melilot is considered a valuable honey plant in colder climates, often visited by honeybees.
- White melilot is used as a secondary nectar source, as it provides an extremely rich nectar with more value to pollinators and particularly honeybees.
- White melilot has long been utilized as food sources for animals, however not considered typically appetizing to wildlife and more attractive as a valuable honey plant for the local beekeeping communities.
- A widespread cultigen of white melilot is even grown as a useful honey plant for feeding honeybees, the same beekeeping practice found during the flowering of this or similar plants worldwide.