The queen...and mint-tasting honey

TwoHoneys · 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

yockey5 · June 14, 2012, 06:42:21 PM

Maybe a mint field is close by???

AllenF · June 14, 2012, 06:50:56 PM

Is the honey green? And great job on the queen.

JP · 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

TwoHoneys · 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!

danno · June 15, 2012, 10:40:22 AM

Basswood honey tastes minty

BeeMaster2 · 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

yockey5 · 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.

danno · June 15, 2012, 02:29:41 PM

here in michigan I find it along the rivers and creeks.

BeeMaster2 · 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