Marjoram / oregano flowers

The marjoram / oregano is just coming into flower.

Should I remove the flower stems?

Or maybe I've left it too late?

Bees love the flowers and they will do no harm to your plant, so why not leave them for a few weeks like WirralWally suggests 

If you pick some flower heads and put them in a jar, you can cover them with olive oil and leave them on a sunny windowsill for a month.  Strain and you will have a lovely flavoured oil for cooking with.  No need to be too fussy picking the flowerheads.  Including a few leaves won't hurt 

When you buy bunches of dried oregano in Greece - it's bunches of flowers with a few leaves at the bottom that you get 

So I cut bunches of flowers and hang them up (flowers down) to dry - just crumble them into your pan to use

Thanks to everyone for the helpful responses.

The flowers are reprieved 

The flower oil is well worth doing    I found a book on using flowers in your cooking in a charity shop and have been dabbling over the last couple of years.

The majoram oil has been the best so far.  In the book they recommend mixing it with breadcrumbs and garlic to top baked mushrooms.  It is delicious and the addition of some cheese is no bad thing either 

Interesting about the dried flower bunches.  Will be trying that now as well