All 89 bee plants
Hellebore pollen
Helleborus orientalis
Pale creamy yellow, in the cream / white range.
FloweringJanuary to April
PollenFair
NectarGood
SeasonWinter, Spring
WhereGarden, Woodland
A welcome scrap of early pollen when little else is open.
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.