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>Reply-to:      Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
>From:          Sally Graves <[log in to unmask]>
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>For the folks that are interested in the color of bee "pollen loads", there
>is a book called "Pollen Loads" authored by Hodges (a woman from Britain).
>I don't know how it corresponds to plants in other countries.  The sad part
>is that the book is out-of-print.
There have been least three editions of this book, the latest possibly
still available from specialist booksellers.
 
>
>The GOOD news is there is a man who deals in old bee books & he might be
>able to help you out:
>
>Joseph J. Bray
>PO Box 3305  Yale Station
>New Haven  CT  06520
>
>860-664-3983
>
>Good luck.  I too am interested in pollen loads & honey plants.  I had a
>discussion just a couple of days ago with Dr. Ayers from MSU about pollen
>ID.  As far as he knows there is no work being done at this time because it
>would be very labor intensive.  It's not as simple as obtaining pollen from
>a plant & comparing it to what the bee has delivered to the hive. Evidently
>the bee moistens the pollen so it will pack into the sacks better.  This
>changes the original color.
>
There is a recently published book (1994) by IBRA, which is still in
print as far as I know called "A Colour Guide To Pollen Loads of the
Honeybee". It's a sort of updated Hodges. Printed in English, German, &
French.
From memory, both show two or three colours of the same pollen - fresh
and stored.
 
Hope this helps.
 
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Tom S