In a message dated 8/29/99 4:57:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< I'm very familiar with "poplar honey" though I think what I've had is
 typically mixed with a lighter honey -- either clover here or basswood and
 sourwood in the mountains. Is pure tulip poplar nearly black? Or do I have
 something else here? >>

   In hot, dry weather, when nectar sources dry up, bees sometimes suck on
elderberries, wild grapes and other fruits. Does it taste like concentrated
fruit juice?

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