Category Reproductive Biology Subject Pollinators - European honey bee (Apis mellifera) Title Schematic of European honey bee body and locations of pollen transfer Description Schematic of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) showing the number of pollen grains (y-axis) of 3 varieties as a function of stage of flowering (0-15, x-axis) for different portions of the bee’s body. Note highest amounts of pollen are found on the head and thorax. Note sequence of pollen transmission coincides with flower type. ‘Hass’ pollen peaking in the afternoon and ‘Ettinger’ and ‘Fuerte’ in the morning. Location Avocado pollination by honey bees in ‘Fuerte’, ‘Ettinger’ and ‘Hass’ varieties. Gad Ish-Am. MSc dissertation, Tel Aviv University Date 1985 Source Gad Ish-Am Larger Picture 1000 x 793 (63 kb)