>>I quite often find my fall honey crop to be as light or almost as 
light as my summer honey. ...sent sample to a friend who IDed it as 
bamboo.

Interesting, I did not notice Japanese knotweed (bamboo) where we 
move the hives to but there may be scattered pockets.  I loved the 
color and flavor.  It had a hint of this year's goldenrod honey with 
some additional tones.

By the way, what's the shape of the hive inspection service upstate 
NY?  As you know, we don't have an inspector down state on Long 
Island.

I find the requirement for any inspector not to own any hives 
strange.  By keeping my own hives, I can have a meaningful 
conversation with other area beekeepers about what's going on this 
season.  It's easy to get out of touch if you don't go through your 
own hives.

Waldemar

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