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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: TwoHoneys on June 14, 2012, 06:38:58 PM

Title: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: TwoHoneys 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?

-Liz
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: yockey5 on June 14, 2012, 06:42:21 PM
Maybe a mint field is close by???
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: AllenF on June 14, 2012, 06:50:56 PM
Is the honey green?   And great job on the queen. 
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: JP 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


...JP
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: TwoHoneys 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!
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: danno on June 15, 2012, 10:40:22 AM
Basswood honey tastes minty
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: BeeMaster2 on June 15, 2012, 01:13:30 PM
Quote from: danno on June 15, 2012, 10:40:22 AM
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
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: yockey5 on June 15, 2012, 01:58:44 PM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on June 15, 2012, 01:13:30 PM
Quote from: danno on June 15, 2012, 10:40:22 AM
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.
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: danno on June 15, 2012, 02:29:41 PM
here in michigan I find it along the rivers and creeks. 
Title: Re: The queen...and mint-tasting honey
Post by: BeeMaster2 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.
Jim