Late Season Pollen
Tracing the Source of the Cheetos
BEES
DJ & Jen
11/3/20242 min read
Sure looks like Cheetos dust to me!
The girls were heavily working some pollen source this afternoon and it caught our eyes. It's not that normal to find a heavy amount of pollen coming into the hive in November, after all. It didn't take a lot of investigation to find the source of this bright orange pollen.
First flower spotted was White Aster, but it turns out its pollen is a creamy yellow.
Next flower found was a little Common Cat's Ear. This little flower also in the Aster family is a common low lying plant, but its pollen too is a yellow color.
After just a little more searching, we finally found our source Cheetos dust. The common Coltsfoot is in bloom with our late season warmth.
Just another day in the life of a beekeeper at Oak Point Farm.