>> This smell is more than likely from goldenrod honey that the bees are
>...if golden rod is an american plant, I don't think that would be the
answer.
I can also attest that there is NO goldenrod anywhere in my vicinity,
but my bees produce this smell now and then. As I say, I keep having the
feeling there is a pheromonal component in it. Hives run by biochemistry. ;-)
Jane B.