Common lime pollen

Tilia × europaea

Yellow to greenish, in the yellow range.

FloweringJune to July

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonSummer

WhereGarden, Woodland

Gives scented lime honey when the weather plays along.

Common lime (Tilia × europaea) in flower — Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons

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.

BoxMarch to April Field mapleApril to May HogweedJune to September HollyMay to June CowslipApril to May

Out at about the same time

BorageBlue grey BrambleGreenish grey Californian poppyBright orange DogwoodPale creamy yellow ElderPale greyish yellow Evening primroseBright lemon yellow

Saw a load like this going in?

Sample the colour against all 89 plants, then keep a forage record per hive.

Pollen identifier