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No. It’s Rosebay. See the pitfalls?Although the principle pollen is Meadowsweet the honey is more likely to have come from the bramble and clover I would think. You have to be careful with pollen analysis as you have been saying.
That really surprises me ... although the Rosebay weighting in pollen terms is quite heavy (they are more interested in the nectar from Rosebay and the pollen is not easily transferred or collected by honey bees - they are very small grains) I would have thought that the huge presence of bramble and clover pollens would have outweighed the Rosebay and indicated that these nectar rich plants would have dominated the honey ... just shows how much I know and I bow to an experts knowledge. Live and learn. As you say - pollen analysis in relation to what nectar sources they find has pitfalls.No. It’s Rosebay. See the pitfalls?
I thought it was bramble. Had a pollen specialist have a look at my honey and the analysis.
Yes and my advice to Curly, even as a humble hobby keeper, would be to take his bees to crops where he is guaranteed a mono floral source and then he can be confident in his labelling. Leave the rest as spring, summer, hedgerow. As you say - pollen analysis in relation to what nectar sources they find has pitfalls.
Or just local honey .....Yes and my advice to Curly, even as a humble hobby keeper, would be to take his bees to crops where he is guaranteed a mono floral source and then he can be confident in his labelling. Leave the rest as spring, summer, hedgerow
You tell us.A hula hula, me and my man sitting under da tree, sipping da rum and relaxing to bob marley!
What about this one?View attachment 29454
Well ... that's definitely Coconut !A hula hula, me and my man sitting under da tree, sipping da rum and relaxing to bob marley!
What about this one?View attachment 29454
This is what I've dicided,Yes and my advice to Curly, even as a humble hobby keeper, would be to take his bees to crops where he is guaranteed a mono floral source and then he can be confident in his labelling. Leave the rest as spring, summer, hedgerow
Holly.You tell us.
All Brassica honeys have a musty smell .... I'd be astounded if it was holly honey ... perhaps some holly nectar in there but not predominant. The holly nectar season is only about 3 weeks at best and I rarely see honey bees on my holly trees - solitary bees and wasps mostly.If it was osr it would of set like concrete but it stayed liquid for a very long time.
You can smell the musty Holly smell from the honey
I know the difference between osr, if you think where my bees are and the forage available there is loads of Holly up here, and last year which is when the sample was taken the Holly was covered in honey bees humming Infact me and the lad sat watching the girls working the Holly then returning to the hives.All Brassica honeys have a musty smell .... I'd be astounded if it was holly honey ... perhaps some holly nectar in there but not predominant. The holly nectar season is only about 3 weeks at best and I rarely see honey bees on my holly trees - solitary bees and wasps mostly.
Well then your NHMS analysis is wrongI know the difference between osr, if you think where my bees are and the forage available there is loads of Holly up here, and last year which is when the sample was taken the Holly was covered in honey bees humming Infact me and the lad sat watching the girls working the Holly then returning to the hives.
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