White pollen

[Black Comb]

Couple of hives bringing in white pollen today. Can't find it on any of the cards.
Anyone know what it is?

 

[Beeline]

Peter my nucs have been bringing in predominantly white pollen for the past 2 weeks. Without bothering to check I just thought it was chestnut.

 

[Black Comb]

Horse chestnut is usually a strong red or crimson.

 

[Tom Bick]

Chestnut down my way is a sort of terracotta read the pale white perhaps Apple?

 

[BeeJayBee]

Native bluebells have creamy white pollen http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/...-bluebells/bluebell-identification/index.html

 

[Black Comb]

Might be. Plenty of woods around here.
It was white white, not creamy white.

 

[BeeJayBee]

I've seen some bright white pollen on our bees too, haven't been able to track it down for sure, but there are a lot of native bluebells round here.

The Bristol Beekeepers site has some pollen colours (click the flower top leftish of their main page) it suggests that Elder might be a grey/white. http://www.bristolbeekeepers.org.uk/

 

[Nic Rhodes]

I'm also getting a slight off white pollen coming in, must get a sample for analysis.

 

[stephenpug]

I'm also getting a slight off white pollen coming in, must get a sample for analysis.

same here more of a magnolia colour

 

[BeeJayBee]

I'm also getting a slight off white pollen coming in, must get a sample for analysis.

It would be good to know the results

 

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