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Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Camassia leichtlinii – Californian White Camass

Botanical Family Asparagaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate, microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 71

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory of the Snow

Botanical Family Asparagaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate, microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 36

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

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

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.

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum rubellum – Chrysanthemum

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 30

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Orange

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggarticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Bidens ferulifolia – Apache Beggerticks

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 23

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal

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 Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

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

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

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Ambrosia spp. – Ragweed

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Kim' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Kim’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Botanical Family Polemoniaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number <6

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Phlox carolina ‘Lil Cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina 'Lil cahaba' – Thickleaf Phlox

Phlox carolina ‘Lil cahaba’ – Thickleaf Phlox

Botanical Family Polemoniaceae

Bloom Time March – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number <6

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba