Siberian squill pollen

Scilla siberica

Steel blue, in the blue / purple range.

FloweringMarch to April

PollenGood

NectarYes

SeasonSpring

WhereGarden

One of the few genuinely blue loads you will see. A spreading garden bulb.

Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) in flower — Photo: Oceanflynn, 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.

PhaceliaJune to September TeaselJuly to August LupinJune to July Viper’s buglossJune to August Rosebay willowherbJuly to August

Out at about the same time

BlackthornCreamy tan BoxMuted yellow DandelionDeep orange GooseberryPale greenish cream PoplarDull yellow brown Red deadnettleOrange red to brick

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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