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Title: My Honey
Post by: Understudy on September 25, 2007, 03:40:10 pm

Here is a picture of some of the honey I bottled recently.

(http://www.brendhanhorne.com/coppermine_dir/albums/userpics/10001/thumb_honey_jars_092507.jpg) (http://www.brendhanhorne.com/coppermine_dir/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=0)

This is basically wildflower honey it is dark like tea.

The big jars are chunk honey.

The labels say:
Bee Good Honey
Pure Wildflower Honey
and in small print at my wife's insistance.
From:
Bee Barf Apiaries.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: BeeHopper on September 25, 2007, 03:55:17 pm

Nice job  :-D

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: KONASDAD on September 25, 2007, 04:18:17 pm

Where's the requisite beer bottle?

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: Understudy on September 25, 2007, 04:19:50 pm

darn I knew I was missing something.
 :-D :-D :-D

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: beekeeperookie on September 25, 2007, 04:39:07 pm

Nice, so the dark honey is from wild flowers cause thats what mind is, I thought it was dark cause late summer early fall darker honey? Who new learn something new everyday, anyway got the last of my honey, just three frames.  I will be feeding all winter not a big problem.  Anyway hope yours is as good as mind :-D

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: Understudy on September 25, 2007, 04:47:20 pm

My honey is always dark year round. My bees get their nectar from a mix of things from four O clocks, fireweed, papya, sunflowers, gourds, beauty berry, porterweed, and more. It's just a mix of everything. It ends up dark. Nothing I can do about it. But there isn't anything I would change about it.  :-D


Sincerley,
Brendhan

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: super dave on September 25, 2007, 09:50:14 pm

Bee Barf Apiaries--thats just funny stuff--i love the name

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: Kirk-o on September 26, 2007, 09:38:03 pm

I love dark Honey
kirk-o

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: buzzbee on September 27, 2007, 09:33:44 pm

I bet it tastes as good as it looks!

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: Cindi on September 28, 2007, 12:55:05 am

Brendhan, you got some pretty good lookin' honey there!!!  Hey, and what about your name, Bee Barf, that is an eye catcher!!!!  Have a wonderful day, greatest of life.  Cindi

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: tillie on September 28, 2007, 12:58:04 am

The melissa pollenologist who spoke to my bee club said that dark honey (at least in Georgia) in the spring is due to tulip poplar and in the mid to late summer is due to sumac or catalpa.

FWIW,

Linda T in Atlanta

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: fcderosa on September 28, 2007, 06:27:25 am

I don't know, my favorite honey for eating is early summer or first harvest.  It's drawn from dewberries (wild blackberries) and is very light with a very delicate flavor.  I've often thought about entering it in the state fair - it's that good.  Normally I like to make mead with tha late summer stuff as the flavors are more robust and lend more to the drink rather than the bisquet.

Title: Re: My Honey
Post by: KONASDAD on September 28, 2007, 10:53:49 am

This years looked like lite colored tea. Almost clear. Explodes w/ flavor. I am alsmost sold-out/given away all 12 gallons. Might place a super on tomorrow as my hives are heavy and a flow is happening. Would love to get one fall box or so!