[RJI_1968]

I stopped at a fellow Bee keepers house yesterday afternoon to buy a 1 lb block of wax and we were taking a look at a few of his hives near the house when we seen bees coming in with pollen? So I checked my hive when i got home and sure enough so were my bees! So my question is were are the bees getting pollen from here in western Pa. when there is no sign of anything near bloom stage?

 

[clyderoad]

Probably trees.
elm, maple, alder is my guess but someone closer to you may know for sure.
The pollen in the picture looks like maple.

 

[Greenride]

I agree with clyderoad, maple. I saw the same color here a couple of weeks ago.
I can't figure out linking photo's but I posted some on my blog of a very similar color.
Fabian

 

[wildflowerlanehoney]

RJI_1968

I have been getting the same color pollen here now the past couple of weeks when the weather has been fit. There are a lot of maples just beginning to bloom around here as well as some other trees. Also gotten some light green pollen that I was told was willow.

 

[JRG13]

Tell the bees there's nothing blooming, i think they would tend to disagree with you.

 

[dr4ngas]

So my question is were are the bees getting pollen from here in western Pa. when there is no sign of anything near bloom stage?

They went to the right side of the state. The eastern side outside of Pen Argyl.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Also gotten some light green pollen that I was told was willow.

Here, willow is bright yellow. Do you have speckled alder there? That's olive green.

 

[Eddie Honey]

Maples 03-28-2014 in Southern NJ

 

[mjfish1975]

Bringing in pollen since March 10 when the weather cooperated in SC PA.