“...pollen went wild as did just about every blooming thing, it was copious. “
Saw the same in SC. Lime-colored pollen covered cars. The air was thick with insects, including lots of fat honeybees.
For several weeks, it was like walking out into a lime green cloud in the morning, had to run the wipers on the car to clear the windshield every day. I’d wash the car, and it had a yellow-green coating on it before the day was out.