Worldwide Beekeeping
Worldwide Beekeeping Resource Library => Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources => Topic started by: riverbee on January 26, 2014, 11:30:32 am
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the colors of different pollen. here is some info to help identify the pollen your bees might be bringing in, and the possible source. these charts also include the rest of the year.
this one is a great pdf in color: (i have also uploaded the pdf file)
THE COLOR OF POLLEN (http://www.howardcountybeekeepers.org/images/Files/pollen_color1.pdf)
this is from wikipedia and mimics the above link, but all of the columns can be sorted:
POLLEN SOURCE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_source)
and from across the pond, the UK:
BEEMAN POLLEN COLOUR (http://www.the-beeman.co.uk/pollen-colour-17-w.asp)
and, just for jen, or all california keeps, some info on california native plants:
this pdf file is from The U C Davis Laidlaw Department of Entomology, their website is under construction so if the link gets broken let me know. i have also uploaded a pdf file of the original page:
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS THAT BEES VISIT
(http://archive.beebiology.ucdavis.edu/HONEYBEES/floralvisits.html)
PDF uploaded on this file as well:
Impact of Honey Bees on the California Environment (http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/files/147620.pdf)
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Riv- Hey Thanks! 8)
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your welcome jen!
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Great post ....thanks much. Tom
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your welcome tom!
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Good reference, thanks River!
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it is a good reference blue, and you are welcome!
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I've seen a lot of super dark green coming in. Based on these links, I don't think I should be seeing any this color. ideas?
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capn, hard to say without knowing what you have growing in your area.
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We have a good number coming back the last few days absolutely covered in very pure white pollen. They look albino. We are trying to track down the source and will let you know if we find it. This is Nova Scotia, late August.
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An update. I believe the culprit is White Turtleshead. It is in bloom right now and leaves a distinct white band on the bees back according to several biologists and plant people I have been speaking with. I will be heading off into a recent, wet clear cut [ugh] area that is a likely spot near the hives. If I find the bees I will let you know.
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ian, hope you remember to take a picture if that's what you find?
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yes thanks
shame not too much from the south
some good pics with each flavor
then a reference to the smell from the hive
that would be great let all chime in
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Today is Dec. the 8th. The temp is in the upper 50's, & I have a lot of bees flying today. One thing that surprised me even more was that I saw a little bit of pollen coming in. It was a very bright orange. What in the world can these bees be finding on Dec. 8th after some very cold temps. We had a spell before thanksgiving that got down to 12 degrees, & the highs were below freezing. What gives?
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GOLDENROD AND I IMAGINE SEVERAL OTHERS HOLD THEIR POLLEN ALL WINTER. THE BEES CAN ALWAYS FIND A BIT OF POLLEN. NECTAR, THO, IS ANOTHER STORY.
Sorry for the caps, but I'm not typing it over.
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It seems we always have dandelion blooming around here.
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Thanks for CA one!