Soft fruit honey - raspberry

[russ_01]

Hi - I've got a question on raspberry honey as the information in books & internet is a bit thin.

Has anybody managed colonies on raspberry fields, if so what does it taste like and does it crystallise like OSR or does it just granulate quickly?

Thanks, R

 

[Poly Hive]

Not personally but my first wife's granny did and from what I remember it does granulate fast but not as fast or as hard as OSR.

Good luck with it.

PH

 

[russ_01]

PH - does that mean it's best to follow same philosophy as OSR honey i.e. let it set in a bucket then break the crystals up or is it safe to jar it up without letting it crystallise?

 

[Finman]

Raspberry honey has very weak aroma. It is best to mix with other qualities. Raspberry flowers gives huge yields.

 

[Antipodes]

Finman, do you put your bees near apple orchards? Would bees on raspberries produce about double the honey as those on apples?