The value of Sunflowers, and the distribution of the plant on La Gonave
A partner that is helping Let's Build Gonave Haiti, and Hurko has distributed sunflower seeds on the island of La Gonave at different remote villages on the island of La Gonave. What you need to understand about Sunflowers are they love the sun, hence the name, but also can provide oil, seeds for humans and chickens, but also the plant is loaded with pollen. Often sunflowers will have so much pollen that the green leaves are covered in pollen dust. Also the sunflowers produce nectar as well. The plant is really a one stop shop for honeybees. By giving seeds away to different villagers, it allows the plant to be established, and then grow into a strong plant. As the honeybee hives expand on the island, there is already established hardy plants for which the honeybees can rely on. Even with no hives in the immediate area of the sunflowers, honeybees will explore the island to find what is within their flight range from the hive. These sunflowers wi...