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Bruise honey plant or Bruise ordinary is a weed that is used for the production of certain medicines and in beekeeping. The plant is a good honey plant, which bees love to feast on. However, it is a poisonous herb that can seriously harm human health. For the same reason, the bush is not used in animal husbandry as feed.
Description of the honey plant Bruise ordinary
This is a grass from the borage family, it grows up to 0,5 m, and sometimes up to 1,8 m. It does not bloom in the first year after sowing. The ovaries of the buds appear after 2 years. Currently, other types of bruise are bred, which bloom in the first year after planting.
The long, erect stems are dotted with small cornflower-blue flowers, which are pale pink at the beginning of flowering. Buds no larger than 2 cm, their shape is bell-shaped. During the summer, about 1,5 thousand of them appear on one stem. The flowering phase of each of them is 2 days.
After the bruise, the honey plant, fades, in place of the cornflower buds, fruits appear in the form of small nuts. They are filled with light seeds, with which the plant reproduces.
On the entire surface of the stems there are small sharp spines, more like hard, thick bristles. They help the crop survive drought by retaining moisture in the leaves and stems.
The root is rod-shaped, long, lies deep in the soil. In the first year after sowing, the plant can take root 0,6 m deep. This allows Bruise ordinary to grow even on very dry soils, to receive moisture from its deep layers.
The grass grows throughout Europe, Asia and southern Siberia. The bruise is found in wastelands, meadows, fields. The plant prefers dry, dense soils and warm climates.
In small doses, Common Bruise is used in folk medicine and pharmaceuticals as a sedative, analgesic and expectorant.
How many years does the honey plant Synyak grow
The common honey plant begins to bloom in mid-June. This process continues for 2-3 months before the first frost. The life cycle of the plant is 2 years from the moment of sowing, it has a high viability.
Honey productivity
Due to the bright color of the flowers, the bees find the bruise honey plant well in the fields. To collect nectar from one hectare-sized meadow, you need to attract 4 bee colonies. One such family can bring up to 8 kg of honey per day from a 1 hectare field sown with Common Bruise. From each flower, bees receive up to 15 ml of honey after processing.
Nectar in the flowers of the common honey plant is available at any time of the day and under any weather conditions. The peak of honey collection is at noon. In terms of its honey productivity, Sinyak is second only to the well-known honey plant – linden.
Honey has an opaque, dense texture. Its color is light beige. Bruising honey is also called white, this variety is considered extremely rare and useful. The product does not harden for a long time and is stored in a liquid form, which allows you to save a rich color and aroma. Over time, the honey will begin to crystallize and thicken.
Nectar productivity
The flowers of the bruise ordinary honey plant intensively secrete nectar in the first phase of flowering, while they are still painted in a pale pink color. Each bud contains 10 to 15 mg of nectar. Bees prefer this plant to others, due to the bright color and rich aroma of flowers.
The pollen in the buds is also bright blue. The beekeeper can watch the honeycombs and frames turn this color briefly after the bees hunt for honey.
Other positive qualities of honey plant grass:
- The plant is undemanding to the quality of the soil.
- Honey plant does not require care.
- Common bruise grows well under any climatic and weather conditions.
- It does not need to be watered, weeded, fertilized.
- The plant has high rates of honey productivity.
- Honey, obtained by collecting the pollen of Bruise vulgaris, has medicinal properties.
- Grass can grow in one place for many years without fertilizing and plowing the soil.
- Honey plant attracts bees, even if it is located several kilometers from the hives.
- Common bruise, planted on 1 ha of land, can replace 4 ha of other honey plants in terms of its productivity.
Agricultural technology for growing honey plant Sinyak
This plant has been growing in the same place for many years. Its life cycle is small – only 2 years, but the seeds from the old bush crumble to the ground, and new seedlings appear in the spring. The plant is very unpretentious, so the young growth appears in all weather and climatic conditions.
In apiaries and in the fields around them, agronomists cultivate new types of Common bruise. In order for the grass to have good indicators of nectar productivity, certain conditions are created for its growth. For industrial purposes, for the production of honey, the Sinyak honey plant is grown in Altai.
What kind of soil is suitable for growing
Common bruise grows on any soil, even steppe, sandy and clay. To get abundant and intense flowering, honey plant is sown on loose, fertile soils. Choose open, unshaded areas, in direct sunlight. Also, the plant takes root well on the banks of reservoirs, in ravines. But excessive moisture and shading should still be avoided, this can affect the abundance of flowering.
To get stronger and well-flowering plants, the soil is cultivated and fertilized with manure before sowing. After the earth is left for a couple of weeks. After that, the seeds are sown. In dug up and fertilized soil, they are quickly accepted and germinate, the number of peduncles increases.
Terms of sowing honey plant Bruise ordinary
To get early strong plants, the seeds are sown before winter a week before the onset of the first frost. If the seed is lowered into the ground earlier, it will germinate in frost and die. If the climate allows, bruise can be sown in late spring or early summer. Young seedlings will have the opportunity to adapt to both summer heat and winter frosts. For the next spring, you can get strong plants that are resistant to temperature changes.
In severe frosts and snowless winters, common bruise is sown in early spring. Seeds are laid in the soil shallowly – no more than 3 cm, sprinkled with a small layer of loosened soil.
In regions with a cold climate, Bruise is sown under cover. In its role can be oats or other herb honey plant: phacelia, alfalfa. In the middle of summer, cover crops are mowed, and the bruise is given the opportunity to release additional flower stalks.
Seeds are sown on loosened and then slightly compacted soil. Densely planted honey plant Bruise should not be. Seed material is taken at the rate of 5-5,5 kg per 1 ha of land. Shallow grooves are made in the ground and small seeds are evenly spread in them. The seed is very small and light, so it should be covered with a layer of earth immediately after planting.
For rapid germination of seedlings, the air temperature should not fall below + 10 Сᵒ. Temperatures above + 20 Cᵒ are ideal for Bruise to bloom.
Rules for the care of the honey plant Bruise
Watering, hilling and weeding honey plant does not require. This weed survives, grows well and develops along with other crops. Even if the Bruise ordinary is densely sown, this does not affect its flowering.
Useful properties of bruise honey
Light yellow, opaque honey from Bruise vulgaris does not have a strong aroma, but it has a wonderful deep taste and aftertaste. There is no bitterness in it, it is not cloyingly sweet. The product is stored for a long time and does not crystallize. It is considered the most valuable type of honey after linden honey. This is the only variety that is considered hypoallergenic.
Such a product does not require special storage conditions. It is enough to put jars of honey in a dark, dry place, protected from direct sunlight.
People who used honey obtained from Bruise ordinary noted its positive qualities:
- strengthening immunity;
- improve digestion;
- strengthening the cardiovascular system;
- vitamin and mineral support of the body;
- strengthening the nervous system;
- removal of toxins, toxins from the body;
- normalization of sleep;
- lowering blood cholesterol levels;
- analgesic and antibacterial effect;
- stabilization of the genitourinary system;
- treatment of bronchitis and dry cough.
In cosmetology, bruise honey is used to fight wrinkles and cellulite, to strengthen hair, and to treat inflammatory skin lesions. The rejuvenating properties of honey were noticed, it prevents the aging of the body.
An anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory effect was also noticed from the use of honey from Bruise vulgaris.
Conclusion
Bruise honey plant is a beautiful field plant that is common in the steppe area. It is an excellent supplier of pollen and nectar for bees. Grass Bruise is the most productive honey plant among other field and horticultural crops. Its sowing and proximity to the apiary is justified for beekeeping. Products derived from bluebell herb are rich in vitamins and trace elements.
