skydragon
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2009
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- Location
- Pocklington, Yorks, UK
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 4
I love dark brown honey, generally preffering it to clear or lightly coloured honeys. I'm generalising, but darker honeys tend to have a stonger flavour which I prefer. (eg. I had some German beechwood honey last year which was almost black in colour and very strongly flavoured).
I've recently harvested my first honey crop and am anticipating a 2nd crop in the next month, all being well. Due to their location, my bees foriage mainly on wild flowers/trees, rather than arable crops such as Oilseed rape, beans, etc. The resulting honey is lovely, with a delicate taste and a clear/yellow colour. But for next year I'd like to see if I can also get some darker honeys from the girls.
Any ideas what foriaging (plant types) in UK results in dark brown honey?
I've recently harvested my first honey crop and am anticipating a 2nd crop in the next month, all being well. Due to their location, my bees foriage mainly on wild flowers/trees, rather than arable crops such as Oilseed rape, beans, etc. The resulting honey is lovely, with a delicate taste and a clear/yellow colour. But for next year I'd like to see if I can also get some darker honeys from the girls.
Any ideas what foriaging (plant types) in UK results in dark brown honey?
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