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"Robert J. Bassett" <[log in to unmask]>
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In a message dated 5/11/00 9:39:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would have agreed with John.  I would
 have adamntly insisted that honeybees
 simply do not dwell underground. >>

Hello Friends,
I was recently in Guatemala.  I went with a friend to set up some bee hives
for his father, who is living there.  His father had some locally produced
honey, which he gets there regularly. It is reported to be made by "bees that
live in the ground."  I tried to find out about these "bees that live in the
ground," but there was nobody available to elaborate on it.  All of the folks
I talked to there were familiar with this honey and knew that the bees lived
"in the ground."  Apparently it is a different species than what we work
with.  The honey is extremely thin, flowing more on the order of maple syrup,
rather than honey.  The color is almost black and the taste is very fruity
and mild.  I brought a bottle back but it has fermented somewhat, presumably
from the high water content.

I know that have deviated from the thought of this thread but, I was
wondering If any of you are familiar with Central American bees, which
produce honey from colonies which "live in the ground."

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