June

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

 

 

 

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed
Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Botanical Family Balsaminaceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 32

Shape Oval

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage
Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Creamy, White

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.

Begonia spp. – Begonia

Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia
Begonia spp. – Begonia

Botanical Family Begoniaceae

Bloom Time June – Frost

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony

Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony
Agrimonia spp. – Agrimony

Botanical Family: Rosaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Huechera spp. – Coral Bells

Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells
Heuchera spp. – Coral Bells

Botanical Family: Saxifragaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum

Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion

Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion
Phyteuma scheuchzeri – Oxford Rampion

Botanical Family: Campanulaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 4

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Penstemon calycosus – Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue

Botanical Family: Plantaginaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 25

Shape Round

Pollen Color Green, Tan

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

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 • • •