Home Matters! The Cobb Group Blog - Bluffton pollen

If Pollen and Noseeums Are the Worst Things About Bluffton & Hilton Head… We’re Doing Pretty Well

Posted by The Cobb Group on May 9th, 2025

Let’s talk about the worst parts of living in Bluffton and Hilton Head Island. And no, it’s not traffic, taxes, or turmoil—it’s the tiny things that every local deals with:

 Pollen
 Noseeums

That’s it. That’s the list.

If these are the biggest complaints we can come up with, you know you’ve landed in a pretty incredible place. Still, if you’ve ever Googled “Why is pollen so bad in Bluffton?” or “What the heck are noseeums?”—you’re not alone.

Let’s take a closer look at these two tiny nuisances and why they’re more of a badge of honor than a real reason to complain.

Why Is the Pollen So Bad in Bluffton and Hilton Head Island?

Every spring, our beautiful Lowcountry turns into a pastel haze of yellow dust. Your car? Yellow. Your porch?…

276 Views, 0 Comments