what pollinates blackthorn
Early flowering, blackthorn provides a valuable source of nectar and pollen for bees in spring. Its foliage is a food plant for the caterpillars of many moths, including the lackey, magpie, common emerald, small eggar, swallow-tailed and yellow-tailed.It is also used by the black and brown hairstreak butterflies.lowers: blackthorn is a hermaphrodite, meaning both male and female reproductive parts are found in one flower. White flowers appear on short stalks before the leaves in March and April, either singularly or in pairs. Fruit: once pollinated by insects, the flowers develop into blue-black fruits measuring 1cm across.