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Offline RyanB

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Toxic Honey?
« on: May 27, 2009, 07:51:37 pm »
I read somewhere that rhododendron's will produce toxic honey? I have a number of these aroudn my home and the bee's are jsut all over them. Anyone read anything about this?

Currently Fermenting:

Cherry Melomel - 1Gal
Pear Melomel - 1Gal
White Pyment - 1Gal
Root Beer Mead - 1Gal
Mead Cyser - 5Gal

Recently Finished:
Sack Mead - 1Gal, Very Good!
Braggot - 1Gal, Very popular!
Mead Cyser - 1Gal, Wifes Fav!
JAO - 1Gal, Nice, A bit too sweet.

Offline Shawn

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Re: Toxic Honey?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 08:00:24 pm »
I thought there was a post in the "General" section about that.

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,22069.0.html
actually if you search "rhododendron" there are quite a few post about it.

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Re: Toxic Honey?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2009, 08:03:29 pm »
Yea. That is totally my bad.  I searched and read that thread.  Please dont beat me with a stick.  I promise I will search 1st next time!   :-D
Currently Fermenting:

Cherry Melomel - 1Gal
Pear Melomel - 1Gal
White Pyment - 1Gal
Root Beer Mead - 1Gal
Mead Cyser - 5Gal

Recently Finished:
Sack Mead - 1Gal, Very Good!
Braggot - 1Gal, Very popular!
Mead Cyser - 1Gal, Wifes Fav!
JAO - 1Gal, Nice, A bit too sweet.

Offline Shawn

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Re: Toxic Honey?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009, 08:14:48 pm »
I do it all the time, post before searching. I havenet been kicked off yet  ;)

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Re: Toxic Honey?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2009, 10:33:42 pm »
Yea. That is totally my bad.  I searched and read that thread.  Please dont beat me with a stick.  I promise I will search 1st next time!   :-D
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Too late!!
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Re: Toxic Honey?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2009, 11:27:46 pm »
Now thats funny!