All 89 bee plants
Lavender pollen
Lavandula angustifolia
Soft golden yellow, in the yellow range.
FloweringJune to August
PollenMinor
NectarVery good
SeasonSummer
WhereGarden, Farmland
Better known for its nectar, though now and then a bee will bring in a pale golden load.
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.