April

Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox

Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox
Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – Phlox

Botanical Family: Polemoniaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number >6

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 43

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron

Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus – Piedmont Rhododendron

Botanical Family: Ericaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 60

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

Penstemon digitalis – Beard Tongue

Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis–Beard Tongue

Botanical Family:  Plantaginaceae

Bloom Time April – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Psilate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27 um

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Rubus idaeus – Raspberry

Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry
Rubus idaeus–Raspberry

Botanical Family Rosaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, grey

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • • •

Honey from raspberries has a delicate flavor.

Source

Lindtner, Peter (2014). Garden Plants for Honey Bees. Wicwas Press, LLC., Kalamazoo, MI.

 

 

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Botanical Family Buxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperaturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • •

Sanguinaria canadensis – Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis–Bloodroot

Botanical Family Papaveraceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6+

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 37

Shape Round

Philadelphus coronarius–Mock-Orange

 

Philadelphus coronarius–Mock-Orange
Philadelphus coronarius–Mock-Orange

Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source •

Petasites japonicus – Bog Rhubarb

Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb
Petasites japonicus–Bog Rhubarb

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 33

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •