white pollen

[betterbee]

My bees were comming in today covered in white /grey pollen ,looked as if they were just hatched ,any ideas of pollen source,no balsam around

 

[Davelin]

no balsam around

Bet there is!

 

[REDWOOD]

Do they have the white "T" mark on their backs, if so defiantly HB

 

[betterbee]

No marks on back,you would think they got a flour dusting,1/4 mile away from urban setting so could be anything,

 

[bontbee]

I'd put money on hb!

 

[Arfermo]

I'd put money on hb!

Definitely - unlikely to be anything else.

 

[thorn]

Definitely balsam in Leeds.

 

[protheroe]

i have a lot of off white creamy pollen going in but its not balsam,looks a bit like blackberry but thats gone over.

 

[mintmoth]

I have musk mallow growing in the garden, it has white pollen and bees scrambling down into the flower to get the nectar get absolutely dredged in it.