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kennycreed
31-03-2010, 08:25 PM
Hi all, Just wondering if hives placed beside pine trees will affect the taste of the honey,,cheers,,kenny

Trog
31-03-2010, 09:34 PM
Well it's never affected the taste of my honey, and my bees are surrounded by sitka spruce! We once had a colony that seemed to be specialising in blackcurrant bushes one year; opening the hive was like walking into a Ribena factory! None of the other colonies smelt of blackcurrant, though they were equally close to the bushes.

kennycreed
31-03-2010, 11:16 PM
got that ,good stuff thanks, I'm way north of you, Stornoway, its been some ten days weatherwise,wishing all the best to you and yours,,kenny