Polylectic: Pollen analysis (Muller, 1996) revealed the following pollen sources: Fabaceae, with smaller amounts of Brassicaceae, Rosaceae, Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Campanulaceae and Asteraceae. Muller cites Stachys cretica (Lamiaceae) as pollen sources in Italy.
Stanisavljević (2000), citing Banaszak & Romasenko (1998), lists the following plants as forage sources: Leonurus, Stachys, Salvia (Lamiaceae); Lotus, Medicago, Coronilla, Trifolium (Fabaceae); Carduus, Centaurea (Asteraceae).
Ivanov et al. (2005) state that the species is polylectic, prefering Lamiaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae.
Mavromoustakis (1948; 1952) lists the following forage resources in Cyprus: Salvia sp. Ballota integrifolia, Vitex agnus-castus, Teucrium divaricatum, Teucrium polium micropodioides, Marrubium vulgare apolum (Lamiaceae); Carlina lanata (Asteraceae); Echium sericieum (Boraginaceae); Sesamum (Pedaliaceae); Limonium (=Statice) sinuata (Plumbaginaceae); Calycotome villosa, Vicia cracca elegans (Fabaceae)