Winter clematis pollen

Clematis cirrhosa

Pale cream, in the cream / white range.

FloweringNovember to February

PollenMinor

NectarFair

SeasonAutumn, Winter

WhereGarden

A minor winter offering, worked only when the sun warms the wall.

Winter clematis (Clematis cirrhosa) in flower — Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0. 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.

RowanMay to June False acaciaMay to June Globe thistleJuly to September YewFebruary to April Sweet boxDecember to March

Out at about the same time

MahoniaYellow LaurustinusGrey, sometimes with a greenish cast Sweet boxCreamy white IvyDull gold to greenish Michaelmas daisyReddish yellow GoldenrodGolden

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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