For several years I kept a full-size Langstroth-type hive on the roof of
a seven story building on the campus of Georgia State University in downtown
Atlanta.  There was always a good honey flow, especially from poplar
trees, and some clover.  Late in the
year I would get several frames of a red honey that had a cinnamon type
taste.  I tried to identify the source by examining the pollen; however,
there wasn't any pollen.  I concluded that the "honey" was coming in from
soft drink residues gathered in nearby parks and on the Georgia State
University campus.
 
A three-frame observation hive that I maintained for general biology lab
would swarm regularly.  I gathered two swarms from the plaza about one
story below the hive location.  Students were oblivious to the swarm
clusters.  Mateing flights created the most excitement, with Campus
Security telling me that the bees were swarming; I in turn, told them to
be patient.  Those were enjoyable years.
 
 
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|  James D. Satterfield  |  [log in to unmask] |
|  P.O. Box 2243         |                          |
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