Tan

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweet Clover

Botanical Family Fabaceae

Bloom Time May – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Tan, Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate/Microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate/Mircoreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Viburnum farreri – Viburnum

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 27

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Penstemon calycosus – Smooth Beardtongue

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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

Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon calycosus-Smooth Beardtongue

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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

Lobelia inflata – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate - Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflate – Indian Tobacco

Botanical Family: Campanulaceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Tan, Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Liatris spicata – Blazing Star

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 26

Shape Round

Pollen Color Light Yellow, Yellow, Tan

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense – Creeping Thistle

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 46

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Tan, Light Green, Green

When plentiful, thistles can yield a summer honey crop which is reported to be white with a mild, delicious flavor.

Resources

Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor – Common Periwinkle

Botanical Family Apocynaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Tan, Light Yellow, White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source • •

Liriodendron tulipifera – Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera–Tulip Tree

Botanical Family Magnoliaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 24

Shape Round

Pollen Color Cream, White, Tan

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • • • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba