On 29 Sep 2003 at 8:28, AL wrote:

> I had
> buyers wanting refills and some, who associate goldenrod with fall
> allergies, wanted it for a remedy. I saw no reason to mention what I'd
> heard about goldenrod pollen being too heavy for airborne travel...

For what it's worth:

   I've seen honey analyses that showed that ragweed pollen is present in the
sample. Since I've never seen bees "work" ragweed, I conclude they must be simply
picking it up inadvertantly. Ragweed puts out so much pollen that it (mostly
invisibly) coats everything during its bloom.  Remember that bees are
electrostatically charged. It's not hard to see how a bee sitting on a leaf, grooming
itself, could be adding some ragweed pollen to the mix.

Dave Green
The Pollination Home Page:  http://pollinator.com

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