September

Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant

 

Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana sylvestris – Tobacco Plant

 

Botanical Family Solanaceae

Bloom Time June – Frost

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Psilate/Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow

Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Orange

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Baccharis halimifolia – Groundsel Tree

 

Baccharis halimifolia – Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia – Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia – Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia – Groundsel Tree

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time September – November

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard

Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard
Caryopteris clandonensis – Bluebeard

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpate

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed

Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Cherry Lemonade’ – Tickseed

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colporate

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 25

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum – American Boneset

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 24

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf

Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf
Liriope muscari – Big Blue Lilyturf

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 33

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage

Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time August – Frost

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate, microreticulate

Tectum Semitectate

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.

 

Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source