Several beekeepers in Maine report corn honey production, they say it tastes like corn but I thought it tasted like honeydew with a molasses-like flavor. I have guessed that it is probably honeydew collected from aphids feeding on corn but who knows, the old Gleanings article may be correct in some years at some locations. It (korn?) was prevalent in 1996-97 which were both dry years with poor clover flows and with high aphid populations especially in the white pine. In central Maine, bamboo doesn't bloom until early September. The "korn" honey is produced during the later part of July & August. One of us had better take a walk out into a corn field when this dark honey starts coming in next summer a pull a few honey stomachs from the visiting bees. In 97 a dairy farmer told me that the bees were thick in his corn. I told him they were there for the pollen, maybe I was wrong. Also, last summer the bees worked smooth bedstraw (Galium mallugo) which I have never observed, anyone know if this plant produces honey? It was a poor honey year for most of Maine, perhaps the bees were desperate. Is there a method to differentiate honeydew honey from honey derived from nectar?