Green

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn

Botanical Family Rosaceae

Bloom Time May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source • •

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.

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 • •

Trifolium repens – White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Trifolium repens–White Clover

Botanical Family Fabaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 29

Shape Round

Color Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • • •

Sambucus canadensis – American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis–American Elderberry

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Hyacinthoides hispanica – Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica–Spanish Bluebell

Botanical Family Asparagaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Blue, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Chaenomeles japonica – Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica–Japanese Quince

Botanical Family Rosaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Striate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Triangular

Pollen Color Tan, Dark yellow, Green

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • •

Allium tuberosum – Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum–Garlic Chives

Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus/Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Brown, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • • •

Betula pendula – Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Betula pendula–Silver Birch

Botanical Family Betulaceae

Bloom Time February

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source N/A

Salix caprea – Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea–Pussy Willow

Salix caprea-Pussy Willow

Salix caprea-Pussy Willow

Botanical Family Salicaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 18

Shape Round

Pollen Color Green, Yellow, Tan

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source • • • •

Nectar Source • •