All 89 bee plants
Snowdrop pollen
Galanthus nivalis
Bright orange, in the orange range.
FloweringJanuary to March
PollenFair
NectarTrace
SeasonWinter, Spring
WhereGarden, Woodland
Early orange loads on the first foragers out of the cluster.
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.
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.