HONEY-BEE, APIS-MELLIFERA, POLLEN FORAGING IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, pollen pellets were collected for five days each week for 16 weeks at the University of Guelph. They were sorted by color, the dispersed pollen cleaned by acetolysis and identified un der a light microscope. Over 99% of pollen in each pellet was of one p ollen type. Twenty-five pollen types were identified. Over 75% of the pellets were pollen from introduced taxa. The pattern of pollen collec tion by the bees reflected the blooming period of the plants.