A beekeeping friedn and I have been moving our hives east to a nice 
acrage of goldenrod plants for the past 3 years.  We have also seen 
some asters out there.

Last year we had a very nice crop of very dark brown honey and this 
year we had a large crop of rather light amber honey. I was wondering 
about the floral source.  I've read goldenrod honey color is light 
yellow-brown.  Is aster honey dark brown?  Could there be another 
nectar source?

There is a strong 'goldenrod' smell in the air even quite some 
distance from the hives.

Thanks,

Long Island, NY   

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