Crocus pollen

Crocus spp.

Orange to orange yellow, in the orange range.

FloweringFebruary to March

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonWinter, Spring

WhereGarden

Bees pile it on during the first warm days of the year.

Crocus (Crocus spp.) in flower — Photo: Safa.daneshvar, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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.

SunflowerJuly to September GoldenrodAugust to October Michaelmas daisySeptember to October Californian poppyJune to September SnowdropJanuary to March

Out at about the same time

AlderGreenish yellow to olive ColtsfootDeep golden yellow ElmPale greenish grey Winter aconiteDeep yellow YewPale creamy yellow BlackthornCreamy tan

Saw a load like this going in?

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

Pollen identifier