[c10250]

OK, I'm calling it official. They made it through the winter. :applause:

Can anyone identify this pollen?

Here's a link to a larger image you can zoom in on.

http://home.comcast.net/~k_haas/home/pollen_large.jpg

 

[Beeslave]

Maple, maybe.

 

[Hambone]

I bet maple too. Shows to be the predominant pollen for your zip code.

http://www.pollen.com

And the color looks to match pretty good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_source

 

[schmism]

Hear in central IL i was watching some pale yellow pollen being brought in today.
not as bright yellow as in your pic

 

[Denninmi]

I'm not sure, but my 2 hives were coming back yesterday late afternoon with bright yellow pollen as well.

The likely suspects are silver maples and a couple of kinds of willows. Those are the only things I know of blooming yet that might have pollen for the bees.

Aspen catkins are out, too, but aspen is a wind-blown pollen, and I don't know if the bees would work it. I'll have to stand under an aspen and try to see if I see any bee activity -- shouldn't be hard, I've got one at the back of the yard (I love it, despite the fact that they're considered a "junk" tree -- such pretty leaves that flutter in the softest breeze, and nice fall color).

 

[wildbranch2007]

i've got the same color pollen in syracuse and no maples open yet, must be skunk cabbage or something similar because only the hives that I have in the river valleys have any coming in. two weeks earlier than last year. I just saw my lawn today.