Rest assured it is not the Dodo.
Pollen is nasty for any kind of protection layer on a car or surface. Not only will pollen ATTACH to your wax layer, it will also attach itself to the water droplets as well! Tight-beading from any type of protection layer would be diminished as a result; which is what you saw. This stuff is worse than dust.
You cannot simply wipe, QD or brush off the pollen since you will certainly strip off some protection by virtue of the method used and the pollen itself ( a double-whammy ).
I washed my car yesterday to remove the pollen layer that accumulated over 2 layers of BFWD not more than one month old. The beading pattern on my car changed dramatically just in the last week alone.
Try a maintenance wash and see if the beading returns. If that doesn't return the beading then consider tweaking your detailing process; maybe even your parking habits as well. LOL
To increase your durability you want to inhibit pollen attaching to your vehicle as much as possible, and then permit nature to assist as well in moving the pollen off your vehicle using natural forces. The more nature works for you, the better for your protection layer.
Try 1-2 sealant layers after Lime Prime and then at least 1 layer of Dodo. You will see better "performance" if you increase "protection".
For me, next year I will combat pollen season as follows. Just before pollen season I will do my normal correction and then 2 coats of BFWD. The LSP will be OCW. OCW will be the sacrificial layer to the pollen. Once pollen season is over I will do a really good wash or QD and then add a layer or two of Dodo or Collinite.
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