In our area (around Washington DC), the goldenrod/aster flow in the Fall is normally left for the bees as winter feed. The flow itself runs roughly from mid-September to mid-October, and is quite variable in intensity (1997 looks like a good year for it here). Even though I don't harvest goldenrod/aster, I have tasted the honey and consider it to be acceptable. W. G. Miller Gaithersburg, MD