How do you collect pollen?

[ob1]

I started out using black Bristol board so I could see the pollen. I would rub the flowers between my finger and thumb over a piece of bristol board then I would use the wooden end of an art paint brush to mash any flowers that fell off on to the board. then I would try to separate the flower pieces from the pollen then brush the pollen in to the storage container.
it was tedious work.
now I rub the flowers between my finger and thumb over a saucer then I dump the saucer of pollen and flower parts into a fine mesh strainer that I got from the dollar store and I rub the flower pieces in the strainer over a piece of black bristol board and it does a pretty good job of separating the pollen from the flower pieces.
anybody got any cool tricks to get their pollen?

 

[Shaawing]

https://autoflower-portal.net/pollen-collection-drying-and-storing/

This way can be a little tedious but it is very effective.

 

[NastyN8t]

I use big mirrors and a razor blade

 

[Seymourbud]

Have very little experience, but from reading this is the process that worked for me and the things I had arounf the house. I used tin foil and made a square that I used to go around the base of the trunk just above the soil. I then let her go to opening when she was ready and collected the foil below with the dropped pollen. Put that on a big mirror and tried to remove as much foreign matter as I could before using a small screen/strainer to remove even more foreign matter. Razor on the mirror to gather, just like the 80's. Let it airdry a couple of days before putting it an airtight container in the freezer. Make sure if you freeze, before re-using, you let it come to room temp with the airtight container still closed as condensate can form and can kill some or all of the pollen. Good luck!