>
> >Is there any way to tell what flowers HONEY comes from, other than
> looking at the pollen?


New Zealand is currently struggling with this very question in order to
certify the purity of Manuka honey.  They are using DNA testing, NMR, sugar
composition, and perhaps other methods.  If they figure it out, their
findings may be of use to us all.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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