White

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum spp. – Star-of-Bethlehem

Botanical Family Asparagaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Psilate/Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color White, cream

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Botanical Family Malvaceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Echinate/Porate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 94

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Pollen Load Identification

No pollen loads are actually seen on the corbicula for Malva spp., but there is typically a lot of pollen dusting on all parts of the honey bee, especially for the nectar gatherers.

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Impatiens spp. – Jewelweed

Botanical Family Balsaminaceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 32

Shape Oval

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Salvia officinalis – Common Sage

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Creamy, White

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.

Baptisia australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis - Blue False Indigo

Baptista australis – Blue False Indigo

Botanical Family: Fabaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man's Beard

Clematis spp. – Old Man’s Beard

Botanical Family Ranunculaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Mentha spicata – Spearmint

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • • •

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 • •

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Botanical Family Buxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperaturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • •

Oxydendrum arboreum – Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum–Sourwood

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 40

Shape Round

Pollen Color Cream, White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • • •