allen & all,

>>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.
>>
>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.
>
Very interesting.   Here in Alaska honeydew is indeed a dark colour, but
it has a very strong flavor.

Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK

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