Rubus ordoratus–Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Botanical Family Rosaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, grey
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • • • •
Honey from raspberries has a delicate flavor.
Lindtner, Peter (2014). Garden Plants for Honey Bees. Wicwas Press, LLC., Kalamazoo, MI.
Botanical Family Fabaceae
Bloom Time May – June
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 27 um
Shape Round
Pollen Color Dark olive
Pollen Source • • •
Nectar Source • • • •
Botanical Family Sarraceniaceae
Bloom Time May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 6+
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source •

Petunia spp.–Petunia
Botanical Family Solanaceae
Bloom Time May to Frost
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 0
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Pilate/Granulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oval
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 27
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
Botanical Family Oxalidaceae
Bloom Time May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Semi-tectate
Size (um) 28
Shape Round
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time May – August
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 36
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba