Red horse chestnut pollen

Aesculus × carnea

Deep raisin red, in the red range.

FloweringMay to June

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonSpring, Summer

WhereGarden

Darker and redder again than the white-flowered kind.

Red horse chestnut (Aesculus × carnea) in flower — Photo: Svetit, CC BY-SA 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.

Field beanApril to June Red cloverMay to September Field poppyJune to July Oriental poppyMay to July White cloverJune to September

Out at about the same time

ComfreyDull pale yellow CotoneasterDull pale cream False acaciaPale creamy white HawthornYellow brown HollyMuted pale yellow Horse chestnutBrick to rusty red

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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