All 89 bee plants
Cherry laurel pollen
Prunus laurocerasus
Dull greenish yellow, in the yellow range.
FloweringApril to June
PollenFair
NectarGood
SeasonSpring, Summer
WhereGarden, Hedgerow, Woodland
The leaf glands keep the bees interested well beyond the blossom.
Easy to mistake for these
Closest pollen colours in our set, measured the same way the pollen identifier scores a match. Colour alone will not settle it, so check the flowering months and what is actually growing near your hives.
Confused with in the field
Noted by name in our own records, rather than worked out from the colour.
Out at about the same time
Saw a load like this going in?
Sample the colour against all 89 plants, then keep a forage record per hive.