How is it that using a fume board with robber bee or be go does not flavour the honey? I am afraid to try it! I also don’t like to use a gasoline leaf blower because I am afraid it could flavor the honey. I don’t like extracting my honey if strong flavored foods are being prepared nearby. And I don’t use smoke in the hive when my honey supers are on. Any thoughts on how careful you need to be with strong odors?
Can strong odors flavor honey?
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I think because those things are volatile and they leave the honey.
Smoke? You really got to use a massive amount of smoke before it could be detected in the honey. I have removed honey by heavily smoking the bees out of the boxes, and the honey tastes as crisp and clean as any other, no hint of any smoke.
Smoke? You really got to use a massive amount of smoke before it could be detected in the honey. I have removed honey by heavily smoking the bees out of the boxes, and the honey tastes as crisp and clean as any other, no hint of any smoke.
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If I don't smoke my hives "when my honey supers are on" I will not be able to get ANY work done until X-Mas.
Do it and don't worry too much.
Tis a non-issue.
When you are using a fume board to remove the supers, the honey should all, or at least almost all, be capped. I can't imagine how much you would need to use over how long a time to get that smell to permeate not only the cappings, but to get into the honey. With smoking the bees, that smoke is in the hive for such a short time, I don't think it would affect the honey at all. I have never noticed any smokiness to my, or anyone else's honey.
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