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Title: Colors of pollen
Post by: jeremy_c on April 27, 2009, 03:58:40 PM

I have sat and watched my bees bring in pollen. The colors I have seen thus far have been a pale yellow, dark yellow, bright yellow, light green and bright orange. I read in one of my books (Beekeeping for Dummies) that soon you will be able to tell what type of plants my bees are foraging from. I am curious, is there a chart somewhere or a list of colors and their associated plants?

Jeremy

Title: Re: Colors of pollen
Post by: Two Bees on April 27, 2009, 04:22:18 PM

Jere, check our NC Agri Extension Office. They have lots of interesting stuff on that site.

Title: Re: Colors of pollen
Post by: jeremy_c on April 27, 2009, 04:30:26 PM

Quote from: Two Bees on April 27, 2009, 04:22:18 PM
Jere, check our NC Agri Extension Office. They have lots of interesting stuff on that site.

I guess I am confused as to where to go. I did a google search and found a few places for NC State College Agriculture Extension, but I couldn't find anything about bees. Do you have a link?

Thanks

Jeremy

Title: Re: Colors of pollen
Post by: bassman1977 on April 27, 2009, 05:12:50 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_source

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