July

Persicaria bistorta – Bistort

Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort
Persicaria bistorta – Bistort

Botanical Family Polygonaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis

Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis
Corydalis bulbosa – Corydalis

Botanical Family Papaveraceae

Bloom Time May – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Dendromecon harfordii – Hardford’s Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii – Harford’s Tree Poppy

Botanical Family Papaveraceae

Bloom Time May – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus or sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Mazus spp. – Mazus

 

Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus
Mazus spp. – Mazus

Botanical Family Mazaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage

Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage
Salvia coccinea – Texas Sage

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time July – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • •

Pollen Load Identification 

No pollen loads are typically seen on the honey bee foraging on Salvia spp., but there is typically a pollen dusting seen on the bee’s anterior thorax and abdomen.

Sources

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

 

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

 

Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint
Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • • •

Agastache spp. – Anise

Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise
Agastache spp. – Anise

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch

Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch
Securigera varia – Purple Crown Vetch

Botanical Family Fabaceae

Bloom Time May – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice

Botanical Family Calycanthaceae

Bloom Time April – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number N/A

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

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 • •