Botanical Family Juglandaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Fabaceae
Bloom Time May – August
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Calycanthaceae
Bloom Time April – July
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number N/A
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
Botanical Family Brassicacaeae
Bloom Time April – June
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 1+
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 18
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Apocynaceae
Bloom Time May – June
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 1
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oval
Pollen Color Tan, Light Yellow, White
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time March – December
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Lophate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 35
Shape Round
Pollen Color Orange
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
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.
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.
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time May – July
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um)
Shape
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Polemoniaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number >6
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 56
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
Botanical Family Polemoniaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number >6
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um) 51
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Polemoniaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number >6
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um) 51
Shape Round
Pollen Color
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