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Bob Darrell <[log in to unmask]>
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> On 29 Jan 2019, at 4:33 PM, Pat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>   An example is milkweed, where bees may bring in a lot of nectar from the blossoms, but very little if any milkweed pollen grains will be seen, due to their large size (pollen packets/pollonia). 

Hi Pat & All

I do 24 hr Varroa sticky boards bi-weekly from June to September.  I note the pollen pellets that drop to the sticky board, often more than one colour on a given day.  Most obvious in mid July are the hundreds/thousands of Milkweed Pollonia on the sticky board.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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