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All 89 bee plants

Honeysuckle pollen

Lonicera periclymenum

Muted yellow, in the yellow range.

FloweringJune to September
PollenFair
NectarTrace
SeasonSummer, Autumn
WhereHedgerow, Woodland, Garden

The nectar sits well beyond a honeybee's tongue, so it is the pollen they work it for.

Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) in flower
Photo: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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.

CowslipApril to MayHollyMay to JuneField mapleApril to MayHogweedJune to SeptemberBoxMarch to April

Out at about the same time

BorageBlue greyBrambleGreenish greyCalifornian poppyBright orangeCommon limeYellow to greenishDogwoodPale creamy yellowElderPale 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