On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:10:41 GMT, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Is aster honey dark brown?  Could there be another nectar source?

I doubt it's aster. Some people up this way were puzzling over some dark
brown honey, having ruled out buckwheat and japanese knotweed (which is
reddish anyway). A source of dark brown honey could be a related plant
called smartweed or heartsease (Polygonum spp.)

pb

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