In message <[log in to unmask]>, Excerpts from BEE-L <[log in to unmask]> writes >Reply-to: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >From: Sally Graves <[log in to unmask]> > >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. -- Tom S