In order to obtain the highest beekeepers honey production, it must be in one area of the main nectar plants began to blossom when his colony reached a strong group of potential. Beekeepers to have a thorough understanding of an area of nectar plant species, flowering period and other related conditions. Otherwise, the bees until the main flow of honey after the strong up, or in the flow of honey was transported to somewhere, the results despite the powerful group, also can not be the product of honey.

The pollen and nectar is the main source of feed raw materials of bees. Can produce pollen for bees to collect plants called powder source plants, can secrete nectar for bees use plants called nectar plants. Authentic honey Xiaobian tell you, we generally referred to as both nectar plants. Most of the nectar plants both nectar and pollen.

Nectar plant flowers brightly colored petals or fragrant flowers, or sweet nectar, to lure insects for pollination. Some plants have marked dark punctate, patchy or lines in petals, the insects to nectar. Such as the Xingan azalea petals purple line all the way to the. Many plant flowers containing benzoin class compounds, such as locust etc.. There are some plant flowers contain volatile aromatic substances, such as citrus and so on.

No matter what type of plants from herbaceous or woody forest; or crops, wild or cultivated plants, as long as you can provide a large number of commercial honey, is called the main nectar plants. Can only maintain the bee's life and reproduction, called auxiliary nectar plants.