Anybody know what flower the bees may have been on to give a light taste of horehound candy to the honey?
Anybody know what flower the bees may have been on to give a light taste of horehound candy to the honey?
Sourwood?
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it."
My book: ThePracticalBeekeeper.com
Have never had Sourwood.
Horehound has a twang and a bit of bitterness. Smartweed has a bit of both... it could be that IF it was from last fall.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it."
My book: ThePracticalBeekeeper.com
Bees do like horehound flowers. I notice Anise Hyssop flavor in my honey sometimes, or a least I think that's what it is.
Dan
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