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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: twb on September 04, 2007, 06:47:25 pm

Title: Butterscotch honey?
Post by: twb on September 04, 2007, 06:47:25 pm
The hives smell quite strongly of butterscotch lately.  Is it the goldenrod?
Title: Re: Butterscotch honey?
Post by: Michael Bush on September 04, 2007, 09:53:50 pm
Smell is quite subjective.  I think goldenrod smells like old gym socks.
Title: Re: Butterscotch honey?
Post by: Zoot on September 04, 2007, 11:29:33 pm
It always smells that way here in late summer and early fall for some reason. I always assumed it was a combination of generally drier weather and the nectar sources, usually wild aster, goldenrod, etc
Title: Re: Butterscotch honey?
Post by: rdy-b on September 06, 2007, 01:37:59 am
I always thought that smell was the brood i can smell it in the evening- dont have any aster or golden rod honey though rather pleasent aroma like everything is ok -is my read on it -RDY-B