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- From: John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com>
- To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses
- Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:55:49 -0400
Yesterday I hosted a honey education event for friends and neighbors. We extracted and then tasted honey from hives scattered over 4 different locations. Two of the Carrboro locations were as close as 1,000 feet (#1 and #3 counting from left in the pic below) and yet the flavor profile was wildly different. The honey from the hive from Chatham County looked like a very dark, very strong cup of coffee. I’m not sure what the bees in Chatham found, but it is significantly darker than my Carrboro tulip poplar honey (#1). If anyone has a clue regarding possible nectar sources for dark honey please chime in. The primary known sources in that vicinity are blueberries and hollies, both of which produce light colored honeys. Most of the surrounding trees are oaks. It was a fun event. The kids loved the extraction process. Everyone loved the variability in taste and color. -John |
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[ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
John Rintoul, 08/06/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
Walter Starks, 08/06/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
Randall Austin, 08/06/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
John Rintoul, 08/06/2017
- Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses, Bynum Hoekstra, 08/07/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
John Rintoul, 08/06/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
Randall Austin, 08/06/2017
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Re: [ocba] Educating the honey consumer masses,
Walter Starks, 08/06/2017
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