All 89 bee plants
Field maple pollen
Acer campestre
Yellow, sometimes greenish yellow, in the yellow range.
FloweringApril to May
PollenGood
NectarGood
SeasonSpring
WhereHedgerow, Woodland, Garden
A welcome early tree source that gives the spring build-up a lift.
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.
Confused with in the field
Noted by name in our own records, rather than worked out from the colour.
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.