Eleutherococcus spiny is the important melliferous herb of late summer in the taiga zone of Primorsky krai
The amount of pollen and nectar collected by bees during the blooming period of eleutherococcus spiny has been studied. Its participation in the formation of honey. During the research it was established that this representative of the Araliceae family is an excellent pollenaceous. In the period of its flowering up to 22% of all the pollen collected by the bees falls to its share.