Asteraceae

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 26

Shape Round

Pollen Color Light Yellow, Yellow, Tan

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 46

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Tan, Light Green, Green

When plentiful, thistles can yield a summer honey crop which is reported to be white with a mild, delicious flavor.

Resources

Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Vernonia cinerea – Ironweed

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time Seasonal

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 38

Shape Round

Pollen Color Reddish Yellow

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Echinops exaltatus – Tall Globethistle

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Triangle

Pollen Color Light Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time March – December

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Lophate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 35

Shape Round

Pollen Color Orange

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Pollen Load Identification

Taraxacum pollen load is typically a large packet on the corbicula, but the pollen can also be found dusted on the head and antennae, and posterior thorax and abdomen of a foraging bee.

Resources

Hodges, D. (1952). The pollen loads of the honey bee: a guide to their identification by colour and form. London: Bee Research Assoc. Ltd.

Lindtner, P. (2014). Garden Plants for Honey Bees. Kalamazzo: Wicwas Press.

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Stokesia 'Honey Song Purple' – Stokes' Aster

Stokesia ‘Honey Song Purple’ – Stokes’ Aster

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape

Pollen Color

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. 'Little Lemon' – Goldenrod

Solidago spp. ‘Little Lemon’ – Goldenrod

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 22

Shape Round

Pollen Color Reddish Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson's Rosinweed

Silphium simpsonii – Simpson’s Rosinweed

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 32

Shape Round

Pollen Color Reddish Yellow

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Senecio vulgaris – Old Man in the Spring

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time Seasonal bloomer

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 33

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellowish Red