We are seeing more white sweet clover in the ditches and roadsides in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area than ever this summer…go bees! (That is an awesome close up.)
OMG I hadn’t realised that white clover in the US is quite different to what we call white clover in Britain (Trifolium repens). Yours is Melilotus alba??
I think either could be called clover honey. But sweet clover is raised in vast amounts for both dairy and beef cattle, so I imagine most would come from there (or from sweet clover raised for seed).
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We are seeing more white sweet clover in the ditches and roadsides in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area than ever this summer…go bees! (That is an awesome close up.)
Rusty,
You are welcome!
Bill
OMG I hadn’t realised that white clover in the US is quite different to what we call white clover in Britain (Trifolium repens). Yours is Melilotus alba??
Meriel,
Not exactly. The operative word is “sweet.” White clover or dutch clover is Trifolium repens. White sweet clover is Melilotus albus.
Rusty,
Thanks for clarifying. So for “clover honey”, the bees are feeding on which species?
Meriel
Meriel,
I think either could be called clover honey. But sweet clover is raised in vast amounts for both dairy and beef cattle, so I imagine most would come from there (or from sweet clover raised for seed).
Excellent close up of a honeybee! <3
The bee is just gorgeous! The background colors are a perfect match, too.