Field bean pollen

Vicia faba

Dark chocolate brown, in the brown range.

FloweringApril to June

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonSpring, Summer

WhereFarmland

Very dark and distinctive. A widely grown field crop.

Field bean (Vicia faba) in flower — Photo: Daniel Feliciano, Public domain. 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.

Red cloverMay to September White cloverJune to September MarjoramJuly to September Red horse chestnutMay to June BrambleJune to August

Out at about the same time

ApplePale creamy yellow AshDull olive green BerberisDull olive green BluebellCreamy white CharlockLemon yellow Cherry laurelDull greenish yellow

Saw a load like this going in?

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

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