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We are looking for volunteers to help us develop this database. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated. We are looking to add pictures of pollen to the system so one can get a picture of what plants the bees are collecting from the environment. This will help users to find out what plants are in the area of the hive. How many. This data is vary useful in planning plantings to provide forage over the course of the year.

We are also looking to add data on the effects of pollen's on the bees health. A spin off of this is the medicinal use for human and other animals.

Bee forage plants by Botanical name.

Diverse Bee pasture is the key to healthy bees

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Forage: 0
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Botanical Name: Abelmoschus eschulentus;
Common Name: Okara; Amber seed; Ambrette; Ambretee grains; Bend
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Abelmoschus moschatus
Common Name: Musk; Musk mallow; Musk seed; Musk seed plant; Ro
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Abies canadensis
Common Name: Canada pitch tree; Hemlock bark; Hemlock leaves; H
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Abis alba
Common Name: silver fir, sapin, argente' spin commun
Forage: forage
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium aster family
Common Name: Carpenter's weed; Milfoil; Millefolium; Noble yarr
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Acorus calamus
Common Name: Sweet flag
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Acroptilon repens, (Centaurea repens)
Common Name: Russian knapweed,
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 4
Pollen: 1
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Botanical Name: Agrimonia eupatoria
Common Name: Agrimony
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Ailanthus altissima (mill.) Sengle simaroubaceae
Common Name: Tree-of-heaven,
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Ailantus Glandulosa
Common Name: Chinese sumach,
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis
Common Name: Marshmallow Root
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 3
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Altremisia absinthium
Common Name: Wormwood
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Anthemis nobalis
Common Name: Chamomile
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Apocynum cannabinum L. androsaemifolium
Common Name: Dogbane
Forage: forage
Nectar: 5
Pollen: 4
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Botanical Name: Arctium lappa; Lappa Arctium
Common Name: Bardana (2),4), Bardane (7), Burdock (2, 3, , 3, 4), Burdock root ( 4, 5), Beggars's buttons ( 3, 4, 5, 7), Burrburr (5), Burrseed (2), Clothburr (2, 3, 5), Cocklebur (2), Cockle-Button (7), Cockold-dock (7), fox's clote ( 5), Grass burdock (2), hardock (2, 5, 7). harebur (2 4, 5), Hill ( 4), Hurrbur (2, 7), Lappa ( 3, 4, 5), Lappa minor ( 3, 4), Lappa Tousntosa ( 4), Niu-ts'ai (8), Niu-p'ang-tzu (8), Pien-ch'ien-niu (8), P'ang-ch'ien-niu (8), Pien-ch'ien-niu (8), Pien-futz\'u (8),Shu-nien (8), Stick-buttons (7), Ta-li-tzu (8), Thorny Burr ( 3, 4, 5), turkey burr (2, 5), Wu-shish (8), Ye-ch\'a-t\'cu (8),
Forage: forage,N
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Common Name: Butterfly Milkweed
Forage: forage,N
Nectar: 3
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Berberis aquifolium
Common Name: Mahonia aquifolia. Holly-leaved Barberry. Oregon G
Forage: N,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 4
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Botanical Name: Borago officinalis
Common Name: Borage,starflower,cool tankard, bourrache
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 4
Pollen: 3
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Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis;
Common Name: Calendula; Chin-chang-hua; Garden Marigold; Marigolds; not related to african or Mexican marigolds; Pot marigold;
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Cannabis sativa Cannabis Indica-Indian Hemp. Cannabis Americana - American Hemp.
Common Name: Hemp. ; , Pot, Marihuana. , Indian Hemp, Leaves and smaller stocks dried and broken coarsely, and intermixed with a few capsules, is known as bhang (Hindustan), siddhi (Bengal), sabi(Bombay, andhashish(Arabia). Flowering and fruting tops, from which the resian has not been removed ganja, ganjah, gunjah in India and guaza in London and other drug markets.
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 1
Pollen: 1
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Botanical Name: Capsicum minimum;
Common Name: Cayenne;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Castanea vesca:
Common Name: American chestnut
Forage: forage,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 4
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Botanical Name: Celtis occidentalis/laevigata
Common Name: Common Hackberry, American Hackberry, Northern Hackberry, Beaverwood, Nettle Tree, False Elm', key_name,'Hackberry
Forage: 1
Nectar: 1
Pollen: 1
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Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis
Common Name: Eastern Redbud
Forage: forage,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 3
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Botanical Name: Cichorium intybus
Common Name: Chicory, Succory, Blue Daisy, Blue sailors, Wild succory, chicoree, chicotin, barbe du capuchin, chevaux de paysan
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 3
Pollen: 3
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Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus
Common Name: Cucumber;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Epilobium angustifolium
Common Name: Fire Weed, willow herb
Forage: forage
Nectar: 5
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra
Common Name: Licorice
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Humulus lupulus;
Common Name: Hops;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Hydrangea aborescens:
Common Name: Hydrangea root.
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum; St. John's wort family;
Common Name: St. John's
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Illicium verum
Common Name: Chinese star anise, takko
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Juglans regia:
Common Name: Walnut Leaves
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Laurus sassafras (Nutt.) Nees. (N.O.: Lauraceae):
Common Name: Saxifrax; Saloop; Ague Tree; Cinnamon Wood;
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa)
Common Name: Maitake mushroom, Hen of the woods, Ram's head
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Malva sylvestris :
Common Name: Malvas.
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Medicago sativa
Common Name: Alfalfa
Forage: forage,N
Nectar: 5
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Mentha pulegium:
Common Name: Pennyroyal.
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Monarda fistulosa; Monarda didyma;
Common Name: Bergamot
Forage: forage,N
Nectar: 2
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Oeothera L:
Common Name: Evening primrose, sundrops, Sun drop, Tree Primrose, Oenothere
Forage: forage
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq.
Common Name: Cukilanarpak (native Alaskan for ''large plant with needles''), Devil's club Panax horridum Sm., Echinopanax horridum (Sm.) Decne. & Planch., Fatsia horrida (Sm.)
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Papaveraceae
Common Name: Poppy
Forage: forage,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 3
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Botanical Name: Prunus amygdalus
Common Name: Almond
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 1
Pollen: 1
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Botanical Name: Rosa gallica, centifolia, damascena, canina etc
Common Name: Rose
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 2
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Salix caprea
Common Name: Willow, goat willow
Forage: forage,indicator,N,P
Nectar: 4
Pollen: 4
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Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis; Sambucus nigra L CAPRIFOLI- ACEAE;
Common Name: Elder
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Silybum marianum, Carduus marianus
Common Name: Holy Thistle, Marian Thistle, Marystistle, Milk-thistle, St, Mary's Thistle, Wild Artichoke;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Silybum marianum, Carduus marianus
Common Name: Holy Thistle, Marian Thistle, Marystistle, Milk-thistle, St, Mary's Thistle, Wild Artichoke;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Styrax benzoin Dryander STYRACACEAE
Common Name: Benzion; Bum Benjamin; Gum Benzoin;
Forage:
Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Taraxacum Officinals
Common Name: Dandilion
Forage: forage
Nectar: 3
Pollen: 4
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Botanical Name: Trifolium hybridum
Common Name: Alsike Clover
Forage: forage,N,P
Nectar: 3
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Urtica dioica, Urtica lyollii-lyons,
Common Name: stinging nettle, common stinging nettle, great stinging nettle, common nettle, nettle,
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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Botanical Name: Vinca minor
Common Name: Common Periwinkle, Earlyflowering, Evergreen, Herbe à la Capucine, Herbe de Fidélité, Lesser Periwinkle, Myrtle, Petite Pervenche, Pervenche Mineure, Small Periwinkle, Vinca minor, Vincae Minoris Herba, Vincapervinca, Violette des Morts, Violette de Serpent, Violette de Sorcier, Wintergreen
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Nectar: 0
Pollen: 0
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