The phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifoglia, is an excellent melliferous plant that can reach up to one meter in height: thanks to the color and shape of its blooms, it exerts a particular attraction on bees who like to visit it also for the abundance of nectar and pollen they find. in it. For this reason it is also known as bee flower: its qualities mean that, in its presence, bees abound in the production of honey. It is also often used as a green manure crop, capable of restoring precious substances to the soil, especially nitrogen, and is also an excellent ground cover, capable of preventing the onset of weeds. However, its massive sowing is not indicated in the case that cultivated fields are present in the vicinity because, in addition to bees, the phacelia also attracts other insects, Agromizids or Scarabeids, harmful to agriculture. Its particularly beautiful flower can also be used as a cut flower.