Black locust
Posted by blueberrytalk on June 17, 2008
Just as the local blackberry blossoms reach their peak the Black Locust shows it’s first blossoms. Black Locusts (Robinia Pseudoacacia) are tall fast growing trees that are renowned for the honey they produce.
R. pseudoacacia honey is regarded as one of the world’s finest. The slowly granulating honey is water-white, heavy bodied, fine flavoured with high fructose and low enzyme content. Tree improvement for late flowering and nectar sugar content is going on in Hungary and America. Source:AgroForestryTree Database
Black locust flowers and tree
The Black Locust follows the rhododendron, blueberry, blackberry and clover in the quest to make sure there is continuous forage for the bees.
