All 89 bee plants
Elder pollen
Sambucus nigra
Pale greyish yellow, in the yellow range.
FloweringJune to July
PollenFair
NectarNone
SeasonSummer
WhereHedgerow, Woodland, Waste and verge
Little nectar to speak of, and the bees pass it by when better forage is about.
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.