«Plantas melíferas. Reconocer e identificar 220 plantas melíferas» by Günter Pritsch, Spanish edition from Omega (2019): 304 pages, 220 colour sheets with flowering time and nectar and pollen ratings, 19.4 × 13.3 cm and 529 grams. It is a translated guide to Central European flora, not Iberian flora, and it is written in Spanish.
The pocket guide to what flowers around the apiary: photo, flowering and how much nectar and pollen each plant gives, with the caveat that the author looks from Germany.
01 · WHAT IT IS
Each sheet has a photo, a description to identify the plant, its flowering period and a nectar and pollen rating, and the tables at the end sort flowerings by month. It serves two purposes: recognising what grows around you and building a local calendar by noting when things really flower in your area, which rarely matches the book.
02 · WHAT IT IS NOT
It is the translation of the German «Bienenweide»: the selection of species is Central European. Many grow in Spain (limes, chestnuts, brambles, heathers, rape, sunflower, fruit trees), but the Mediterranean scrub species are missing, and one review says it in four words: «plants are missing». For Iberian flora and honeys, the Apinevada and Pajuelo guide to monofloral honeys is the one that covers them.
03 · FORMAT
Soft cover, 19.4 × 13.3 cm and half a kilo: it goes to the apiary. Translated by Eva Nieto Silva for Ediciones Omega, 304 pages, ISBN 978-84-282-1718-7.
04 · BEFORE YOU BUY
The book is supplied in Spanish; the original German edition is not in the catalogue.
| ✓ FITS | Beginners who read Spanish and want to identify plants and understand where the honey comes from, with a flowering calendar as a base. |
| ✕ DOESN’T FIT | Anyone after Iberian or Mediterranean flora: this is the Central European one. For that, the guide to Iberian monofloral honeys. |
| Title | Plantas melíferas. Reconocer e identificar 220 plantas melíferas |
|---|---|
| Author | Günter Pritsch; translated by Eva Nieto Silva |
| Publisher | Ediciones Omega, 2019 |
| ISBN | 978-84-282-1718-7 |
| Pages | 304, with 220 colour sheets and flowering tables |
| Format | 19.4 × 13.3 cm, 529 g |
| Language | Spanish |
| Scope | Central European flora; not an Iberian guide |
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