> Second question.  I harvested a super of very dark honey.  It looks
> just like buckwheat, but has a very mild taste.  It appears this was
> filled in the last few weeks.

Are you seeing many aphids?  We are here this year.

In occasional previous Falls when we have seen similar numbers of aphids, we
have also seen light flavoured, very dark coloured honey and we concluded
that the source of the dark colour was honeydew from the aphids.

Fortunately that honey was a hit with our local and mail-order customers.

allen
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