Ham Morton asked?

>During August and September last year in central North Carolina (Sampson
>Country for you that know NC)my bees collected some near black honey. Its
>taste was on the mild side but appearence was not good at all. Flowers in
>the area was cucumber, cotton and sun flowers. Any ideas?

   In the Fall of the year, one can quite often get a flow of honeydew.  In
California that yields a dark and mild-flavored "honey" (though not really
honey).  Detection is easy; it is stringy when one draws up a bit from the
surface.

   Some Europeans consider that honey a treat and pay a premium price for
it. For us it provides a good source of winter fuel but not by itself.  Of
course, one gets no pollen from such a source.

                                                        Adrian

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