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Offline hardtime

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in spring build up
« on: September 12, 2008, 10:51:47 pm »
in the spring  when the bees start to build up   and back fill  -  is the back fill  good  honey   to eat and sale  /
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Re: in spring build up
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 02:20:38 am »
Quote from: hardtime on September 12, 2008, 10:51:47 pm
in the spring  when the bees start to build up   and back fill  -  is the back fill  good  honey   to eat and sale  /

Backfill is the honey placed in what's normally brood cells.  If the honey is from a plant source then the answer is yes.  If the honey is from feeding the bees simple syrup to get them kick started then the answer is no.
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Re: in spring build up
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 09:03:25 pm »
Honey is honey.
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