The basswood honey identification was too easy, how about this one. Im in
Vermont, Ive heard beekeepers discribing this mystery honey all over
northern New England. It's red, some years a brownish red, the pollen is a
peach color, I think. It has a strong citrus sour flavor this year, some
years its more buttery with a nutty flavor undertone. The texture is like
heather, kind of a slimy jelled, very thick consistancy. I believe it comes
from a plant that has moved into the area in the last 10 years or so, thats
when I first started noticing a frame or two here and there usually not a
full super . This year I made 2 supers of this stuff in some yards. The flow
lasted the whole month of August. I've heard some say it was japanese
bamboo, but it starts too early for that. Some sort of new corn was even
brought up as a possibility but I dont see it. Loosestrife, but I've never
heard of loosestrife tasting sore and I always thought the color was like
motor oil with a green tint. Any ideas??