Bill Truesdell wrote:

> Yes, It is honeydew from aphids feeding on pines. I cannot testify about
> the green color ....

The aphid excretion of honeydew on any plant/bush/tree provides a media
for the growth of black sooty-mold fungus. Here the honey we get with
some proportion of honeydew (from norwegian spruce ie. christmas trees)
has a distinctly smokey or even dirty look - but is never green - due to
traces of the fungus.

It is generally accepted that pine honeydew honey is not good for
overwintering, however a study in Slovenia showed that carniolans
tolerated it very well whereas italian bees overwintered poorly.

cheers
Tony Morgan

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