Curious you should mention brown honey. Every so often, here in Central
Alberta we get a longer than usual season - we haven't had a frost yet -
and we sometimes get a mild brown honey?? in considerable quantities.
Or, maybe it's honeydew. The stuff is very nice, but looks less than ideal
in our round sections, and of course commands a lower price in drums.
We suspected a few years back that it was from aphids on alfalfa, which is
blooming wildly around here presently. I'll be sending a sample to the
University of Toronto lab for analysis, but seeing as they rely on pollen
count, I doubt they will be able to identify it unless it is indeed honey.
I wonder where we could get a positive ID on this stuff????
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper
Rural Route One, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0
Phone/Fax: 403 546 2588 Email: [log in to unmask]
On Tue, 20 Sep 1994, Dave D. Cawley wrote:
> > From: RICHARD E BONNEY <[log in to unmask]>
> > Have any of you observed a shortage of hymenoptera this year? Here in
> > western Massachusetts I have seen almost no halictids, and fewer than
> > usual bumblebees, polistes, and mud daubers, and no yellowjackets except
> > for a couple of queens in the early season.
>
> I've noticed more Bumble bees and yellowjackets this year, but
> fewer of other bugs in NE PA.
>
> While we're trading stuff...I have patches of dark brown honey in
> my nice yellow goldenrod, any clue as to what it might be? My "mentor"
> mentioned something about there might be some kind of bamboo something or
> other in the area.
>
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