Rhododendrons are an important source of nectar in temperate and alpine regions of Himalayas. Beside rhododendron which other plants (trees and shrubs) are important as a nectar source? Could anyone provide a list?
I am not sure about the tress and shrubs but in herbs primulas in the higher altitude serves as a important nectar source for butterflies, moths and flies.
I am looking for perennials. Annual (which are mostly herbs) plants have short phenology, therefore may not be so important for my purpose. I found Rhododendron and Prunus are important. Still looking for more.
Ask a bee-master, who has it's hive in your requestet region. Http://www.urner-honig.ch/imkerei/ this adress is from the swiss.
Hi Sailesh, are you looking a high altitude plant or low altitude plant in Himalayas? Salvia, Budelejia, Caragana, Prunus, Pieris, Gaultheria and so many. Its depends what you want to do and whats your main prupose? If you are measuring nectar production rate than these are good plants, if you are working plants in extreme enviornment caragana, Budlegia ?crispa in Nepal Himalaya found higher altitude is suitable.
if you are looking herbaceous plant then Delphinium, Anemone, Ranunculus, some orchids Habenaria, Plantanthera and so on. If you needed more info just write to me in my FB whats your propose of study so I can help.
Please mention the Himalayas whether North-East or North-West or Central, I can help much more if North-West.
Hi Mani, Thank you for the list. I am looking for some important nectar yielding tree species in Eastern Himalayas. Please provide a list of tree species if you have that, I am trying to overlap phenology of such species with Rhododendrons.
Varun - I appreciate if you can provide a list from Western Himalayas.
Hi Sailesh, I am both Beekeeper with Apis cerana colonies and also studying bee forage plants in Bhutan. I can provide you list of plants on which bees collect nectar and pollen. But now I am doing my study in southern belt of Bhutan. In central Bhutan the common nectar producing plant is Jamun, Indian Butter plant (Cheuri in Nepali) , Sorrel wood, Acacia, Golden Rod, Guava to name a few.
Hi Rinzin, first-of-all thank you for your answer. Seeing your answer is good and surprising because I posted this question almost a decade ago. Currently, I am not working in the alpine region. However, the list you provided would be beneficial for others.
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