January Bee Pollen

January pollen species come from plants in the immediate neighborhood, as honey bees cannot fly far in cold temperatures. For example, the most likely source of the top pollen is the European hazelnut tree behind my beehives.

The species was identified with certainty when related species with similar pollen shapes were not yet in bloom.

Microscopic Images at x800 Magnification

European hazelnut (Corylus avellana), 1/22/22

Sweet box (Sarcococca), 1/23/22

Winter heath (Erica carnea or hybrid), 1/21/22

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), 1/21/22

Camellia (winter blooming Camellia hybrid), 1/17/19

Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), 1/15/19

Silver maple (Acer saccharinum), 1/31/24

Wet pollen, see March page for a better image

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), 1/1/21

Laurustinus (viburnum tinus), 1/14/19

Early crocus (Crocus tommasinianus), 1/29/19

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