Hogweed pollen

Heracleum sphondylium

Dull golden yellow, in the yellow range.

FloweringJune to September

PollenGood

NectarGood

SeasonSummer, Autumn

WhereHedgerow, Waste and verge, Farmland

An honest summer standby on the verges, easily worked on a still afternoon.

Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in flower — Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. 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.

HollyMay to June Field mapleApril to May BoxMarch to April CowslipApril to May HoneysuckleJune to September

Out at about the same time

BorageBlue grey BrambleGreenish grey Californian poppyBright orange Common limeYellow to greenish DogwoodPale creamy yellow ElderPale greyish yellow

Saw a load like this going in?

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

Pollen identifier