At 01:52 AM 6/24/97 -0500, you wrote: >Fellow Bee-Lers > >I just extracted 8 supers from 3 hives that have been on wild flowers and >black berries. I was surprised to see an extremely light honey. The honey >was lighter yellow than a manilla (sp.?) envelope. Usually our honey is a >golden brown not the light yellow color. The honey is also a milder flavor. >Greater than 90% of the cells were capped so I figure the moisture was right. > >We have had a really mild winter an a pretty wet spring this year. Could >the extra rain have made the difference? On the blackberries, I am talking >5-7 shades lighter. I don't know the color grading system so I will use >something as visual as possible. Blackberry honey is usually the color of >wood with a light walnut stain, but this year the honey is the color of pine >with a clear varnish. No brown shade only the yellow to nearly clear/white. > >Other beekeepers in the area are seeing the same on wildflowers. Many of >the local buyers like the darker honey because they like the stronger taste. >No supply of dark so far this year only the light colored stuff. > >Any comments will be passed on at the next SW Oklahoma Beekeeper's >Association meeting. > >Richard Barnes > Richard I to have noticed the light color of this years crop here in Midwest City, also a friend of mine in Del City has observed the same thing. Must be somthing with this year's climate. I was wondering if any one else in Okla. had noticed this and several have.