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Offline TwoHoneys

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The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« on: June 14, 2012, 06:38:58 pm »
Guess who found the queen during a cut out? Yes. I did. I am elated.

The honey from the hive in which I found the queen tastes like MINT. Is that weird?

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2012, 06:42:21 pm »
Maybe a mint field is close by???

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2012, 06:50:56 pm »
Is the honey green?   And great job on the queen. 

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2012, 07:33:16 pm »
Great job Liz!

BTW, I removed a hive from our zoo this past Monday that had green honey. I was told the bees preferred the green syrup around the snowball stands! :-D


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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 10:23:22 am »
That's wonderful, JP...I used to scoop snowcones at Kings Island (a Cincinnati amusement park)...and, now that I think about it, bees were an "issue" around the syrup jugs. I still love snowcones!
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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 10:40:22 am »
Basswood honey tastes minty

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 01:13:30 pm »
Basswood honey tastes minty
Does anyone know the areas that Basswood will grow in. I would love to be able to plant it on my farm?
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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 01:58:44 pm »
Basswood honey tastes minty
Does anyone know the areas that Basswood will grow in. I would love to be able to plant it on my farm?
Jim

Lots of basswood trees in TN and IN.

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2012, 02:29:41 pm »
here in michigan I find it along the rivers and creeks. 

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Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2012, 07:23:20 am »
Thanks. Found out that it doesn't grow much further south than TN and WV. I did plant about 90 Korean Bee Trees this past winter but I have not seen even 1 start growing.
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