Un-identified Pollen Grains

[Moeuk]

Going through my boxes of pollen slides (getting rid of the rubbish), I came across a couple that, for the life of me, can not identify them.

Can anyone help?
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/mauricevaughan/Honey%20bee%20internal%20organs/Honey%20bees%20on%20flowers/Honey%20bee%20interest/New%20Pollen%20grains/mixa5modified-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/mauricevaughan/Honey%20bee%20internal%20organs/Honey%20bees%20on%20flowers/Honey%20bee%20interest/New%20Pollen%20grains/2modified-1.jpg


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/mauricevaughan/Honey%20bee%20internal%20organs/Honey%20bees%20on%20flowers/Honey%20bee%20interest/New%20Pollen%20grains/mixa1modified-1.jpg

Much appreciated for any help given.

Moeuk.

[Scut Farkas]

I"m not sure what kind of pollen that is, but the tree they came from has a bad case of the sickle cell!:rolleyes:

[BULLSEYE BILL]

Last picture, third down and third from the right. I'm pretty sure that's a Lincoln, and a Jefferson to the right of that. :)

[Moeuk]

Thank you both for getting back to me.

Scut, excuse my ignorence but what is 'sickle cell'?
How can it be identified from pollen grains?
As much info as possible please or web sites/ Thanks

Bill,
Where you mentioned 'a Lincoln and a Jefferson' are you refering to;
Jefferson - Twin Leaf - ?
Lincoln - Elm tree?

I have a copy of Roland O. Kapp's [B]Pollen & Spores[B] Second Edition.
This is a fantastic book for pollen recognition, although is mainly for use in the USA, but there are many that can be compared to UK.
The diagrame's and information contained in this publication I could not have wished for more.

Enjoy beekeeping

Moeuk

[beemandan]

Yo Moeuk,
You knew that they were just messing with you didn't you?
Yank humor can be a bit strange.

[Moeuk]

No I did not know they were 'messing with me'.
Thats ok if it keeps them happy.

Moeuk

[Scut Farkas]

Thank you both for getting back to me.

Scut, excuse my ignorence but what is 'sickle cell'?
How can it be identified from pollen grains?
As much info as possible please or web sites/ Thanks

Bill,
Where you mentioned 'a Lincoln and a Jefferson' are you refering to;
Jefferson - Twin Leaf - ?
Lincoln - Elm tree?

I have a copy of Roland O. Kapp's [b]Pollen & Spores[b] Second Edition.
This is a fantastic book for pollen recognition, although is mainly for use in the USA, but there are many that can be compared to UK.
The diagrame's and information contained in this publication I could not have wished for more.

Enjoy beekeeping

Moeuk


Hey Moeuk - it's just a joke, no harm intended. The pollen grains look like malformed blood cells. There is a disease that causes malformed blood cells called Sickle Cell Anemia. Sorry, I incorrectly assumed that was general knowledge and that everyone would understand the joke.

[Moeuk]

No Problems.

Moeuk