Hawthorn pollen

Crataegus monogyna

Yellow brown, in the yellow range.

FloweringMay

PollenFair

NectarYes

SeasonSpring

WhereHedgerow

The May blossom of the hedgerow, brief but heavy in a good year.

Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) in flower — Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0. 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.

ComfreyMay to July LavenderJune to August Cherry laurelApril to June ElderJune to July Wild cherryApril to May

Out at about the same time

ComfreyDull pale yellow CotoneasterDull pale cream False acaciaPale creamy white HollyMuted pale yellow Horse chestnutBrick to rusty red LaburnumBrick orange

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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