Hypoxis hirsuta–Common Goldstar

 

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time April–October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size 

Shape Round

Hypericum

Hypericum densiflorum

Hypericum galiodies

 

Hypericum densiflorum – Bushy St. John’s Wort

Botanical Family Clusiaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 10

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Hypericum galioides–Bedstraw St Johns-Wort

Botanical Family Hypericaceae

Bloom Time May – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size 

Shape Round 

Hydrophyllum virginianum – Eastern Waterleaf

Botanical Family Boraginaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf Hydrangea

Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Psilate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Hyacinthoides hispanica – Spanish Bluebell

Botanical Family Asparagaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Blue, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Houstonia caerulea – Azure Bluet

Botanical Family Rubiaceae

Bloom Time March – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 23

Shape Round 

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Helleborus foetidus – Stinking Hellebore

 

Botanical Family Ranunculaceae

Bloom Time February – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 23

Shape Round

Pollen Color Light Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •

The Helleborus foetidus is the most visited by honey bees of the Hellebore species.

Resources

Lindtner, Peter (2014). Garden Plants for Honey Bees. Wicwas Press, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI.

Heliopsis helianthoides – Rough Oxeye

 

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 29

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba