Skunk cabbage has nothing to do with skunks, but it is an early
pollen source as Doolittle pointed out in the mid and late 1800's.
It belongs in the same plant family as Jack-in-the-pulpit (Araceae)
and rejoices under the Latin name of Symplocarpus foetidus. Apt.
The pollen is pale, creamy yellow and produced in copious amounts.
No nectar is produced. If you smell the "flowers", you will find
that not all are foetid... some smell of turnip, some of apple,
some of fungi, and some of rotting meat, and some not at all.
Honeybees forage only on the ones with scent, and after that choose
those with spadices (the "Jack" bit) with pale spots on.
 
I wrote a paper on honeybee activity on this plant in southern Ontario.
It was published in the journal Apidologie. Anyone want a copy of this
may message me and I'll send one along.
 
Cheers for now, Peter.