Raspberry pollen

Rubus idaeus

Pale grey white, in the grey range.

FloweringJune to July

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonSummer

WhereGarden, Woodland

Excellent nectar as well as pollen, wild or cultivated.

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in flower — Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 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.

Ribwort plantainApril to October Ling heatherJuly to September Flowering currantApril to May Himalayan balsamJuly to October SnowberryJune 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.

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