What pollen please?

[benaghbees]

Just started photographing my bees and took this one. Was wondering which pollen. Thinking possibly dandelion and gorse. Any thoughts?

http://benaghbees.imgur.com/all/

 

[itma]

Just started photographing my bees and took this one. Was wondering which pollen. Thinking possibly dandelion and gorse. Any thoughts?

http://benaghbees.imgur.com/all/

Not at this point.

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[benaghbees]

Apologies - is the link not working?

 

[Nige.Coll]

i can see it but can't help you with the pollen identification.

 

[MuswellMetro]

Apologies - is the link not working?

yes link is working , think ITMA is saying it is not dandelion of gorse at this time not that the link is not working

yellow is diffulat pollen to identify as so many pollens are yellow

however i have dandelion coming in and the road verges are all yellow wth dandelion flowers and fields are full of OilSeed Rape, but we a warmer than some area

so tell us what is in flower in your area and we might

 

[Swarm]

Dandelion, more orange in colour, gorse .. maybe but generally more russet. The yellower of the two looks a sort of mustard yellow, possibly Cherry blossom.

 

[Rich0909]

Top one looks like oilseed rape.

Rich

 

[benaghbees]

Not much, if any OSR in this area. Lots of gorse around, dandelions and cherry blossom. Lots of daffs around also?

 

[JohnRoss]

My bees are bringing that exact stuff too. No osr around here but lots of gorse. My bees seem to have lots of yellow pollen down their backs, I can see some of that on the top bee in the photo.

 

[Swarm]

Are they golden when they come back? That's Willow, they get covered in it.

 

[Roola]

mine are bringing back golden coloured pollen, biggest baskets i think i've seen... no idea what it is though but plenty of it.

 

[Brian Bush]

. Lots of daffs around also?[/QUOTE]

It won't be daffs.
The bee will not touch them as the pollen and nectar are poisonous

 

[mark s]

Top bee could have been on the mimosa, there are several mimosa trees near me and bees are coming back very yellow sometimes