Tuesday, May 13, 2014

New Honey - very blond

Just harvested new honey today. It is blonde, transparent and I think it is delicious. I usually have a distinct trend of honey color and flavor throughout the year, from light and simple to gradually darker and more complex tastes. This year it all seems different. The April Honey was pretty dark (2nd from the right) which already surprised me. Then there was already more honey to harvest in May, and it was much more blond and transparent as you can see.
It was the most unusual year for me and the bees already, splits required in February to prevent swarming already (usually in lat March or April) and the bee population exploded with me struggling to keep most of them with me this year.
I am in the Silicon Valley in California, we had the driest winter in recorded history here. I am aware that this is not what most of the rest of you US beekeepers experience this year. Still, I wanted to share it and ask if anyone else is experiencing anything like me.
Thanks for your time.

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