Suzanne Geisler wrote:

> My first harvest as a novice beekeeper is this fall's aster/goldenrod honey.

> I don't mind that it's solid but it sure does smell!

> When I first smelled the frames I was afraid it was foulbood.

>
> I would like to give away a small jar to friends at Christmas,

> but it smells so rotten that I think everyone will smile indulgently and pour (well, not pour but plop)

> it down the sink when I leave.

> Is there anyway to get rid of the odor? It tastes OK.


HEY SKIP!!! - I found another source of that good stuff for ya :)

And Allen is familiar with this stuff too - remember the 3oz sample I
sent you back in '99?. This was your response: (Got the sample and my
first reaction was: "Is this stuff toxic?")

I sent one to Andy for his opinion but unfortunate circumstances
intervened.

Time is the secret - lots of time. Store your harvest in a sealed
plastic bucket for, oh, about two years. By then it will have solidified
and require warming to liquify. Filter it while warm.

You said it tastes 'OK' - I don't particularly care for the flavor but
I've actually had people ask specifically for goldenrod honey, go
figure.  And someone on this list said they were selling it for a
premium price. There may be a goldmine in goldenrod, but I make an
effort to take my share of honey before it blooms in the fall. My bees
seem to winter very well on goldenrod so its a win-win kinda thing.



AL

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