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Kelly Allsup. Horticulture Extension Educator serving Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/ [email protected] Flowers, Fruits and Frass Blog http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/eb255 Livingston, McLean and Woodford Master Gardeners on Facebook. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Kelly AllsupKelly Allsup Horticulture Extension Educator
serving Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/[email protected]
Flowers, Fruits and Frass Blog
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/eb255
Livingston, McLean and Woodford Master
Gardeners on Facebook
POLLENPOLLEN• The male reproductive
structure is called the stamen. It is composed of the filament and the anther. Pollen develops within the anther.
• Pollen consists of proteins, starch, sugars, fats, minerals, vitamins and free amino acids.
• Bees collect pollen to feed their larvae.
POLLENPOLLEN• When the bee goes to get nectar they trigger the
male structures hence getting pollen on themselves.
• Bees tend to confine their attention to a single flower species when foraging.
• They will move from plant to plant within that species hence favoring cross-pollination.
• Chemistry plays a role in pollination: bees are positively charged while flowers pollinated by bees have negatively charged pollen
Bees Bees
Flowers that Flowers that Attract BeesAttract Bees
• Bee pollinated flowers tend to be brightly colored in the shades of blues, yellows and ultraviolet.
• Fruits-apple, blackberry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry and blueberry
• Vegetables- cucumber, squash, pumpkin, watermelon, tomato, eggplant and potato
• Herbs- basil, chives, oregano, marjoram, mint, lavender, rosemary and thyme
• Annuals- cleome, cosmos, lantana, snapdragons, sunflowers, verbena and zinnias
• Spring/Summer Perennials-, agastache, baptisia, chelone, coneflower, columbine, caryopteris, catmint, coral bells, coreopsis, echinops, fox glove, grape hyacinth, liatris, penstemon, rock cress, salvia, sedum, verbascum and yarrow
• Fall Perennials- aster, eupatorium, monkshood and solidago
UltravioletUltraviolet
Nectar Guides Nectar Guides “Landing Platforms” “Landing Platforms”
University of Illinois University of Illinois PollinatariumPollinatarium
http://www.life.illinois.edu/pollinatarium