>Any thoughts on what might be the origin?
Looks like an artificial food colouring to me. We had this some years ago when bees found empty cans of discarded food dye (presumably sweetened) at a local soft drinks factory.
Best wishes
Peter
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W
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