April

Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin

Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin
Prosartes lanuginosa – Yellow Mandarin

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time April – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Sassafras spp. – Sassafras

Sassafras spp. – Sassafras
Sassafras spp. – Sassafras

Botanical Family Lauraceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number N/A

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Echinate/Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 40

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source •

Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell

Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell

Botanical Family Styracaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Acer rufinerve – Grey Snake-Bark

Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple

Botanical Family: Sapindaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Striate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 42

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple

Botanical Family Sapindaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Striate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Rhododendron atlanticum – Dwarf Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum – Dwarf Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum – Dwarf Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum – Dwarf Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum – Dwarf Azalea

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number N/A

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate/Mircoreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum
Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis spp. – Forget-Me-Not

Botanical Family Boraginaceae

Bloom Time April – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Psilate/Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 11

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Yellow, Light Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

 

 

 

Penstemon smallii – Small’s Beardtongue

 

Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii-Small’s Beardtongue

Botanical Family: Plantaginaceae

Bloom Time April – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •