All 89 bee plants
Cowslip pollen
Primula veris
Warm yellow, in the yellow range.
FloweringApril to May
PollenFair
NectarFair
SeasonSpring
WhereFarmland, Hedgerow, Waste and verge
An early meadow flower with a deep tube, so worked more readily by longer-tongued bees than by ours.
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.
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.