Snowberry pollen

Symphoricarpos albus

Greyish white, in the cream / white range.

FloweringJune to September

PollenFair

NectarGood

SeasonSummer, Autumn

WhereGarden, Hedgerow, Waste and verge

A quiet summer filler valued more for its steady nectar than its modest pollen.

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) in flower — Photo: FrancyDB, 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.

RosemaryMarch to May CotoneasterMay to June YewFebruary to April Globe thistleJuly to September Flowering currantApril to May

Confused with in the field

Noted by name in our own records, rather than worked out from the colour.

BrambleGreenish grey Rosebay willowherbBlue green to grey blue

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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