Comb colour

[The Poot]

Comb being drawn out this year is exceedingly yellow. Is that from foraging on willow, osr, and/or dandelion?

 

[Wilco]

Comb being drawn out this year is exceedingly yellow. Is that from foraging on willow, osr, and/or dandelion?
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They've been listening to Coldplay.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

dandelion

 

[The Poot]

dandelion

Thanks Jenks, I was hoping it was so.
I’m in an elevated valley and over the top is a couple of fields of rape; as the bee flies, about a mile away, but at a much higher elevation.
They’ve never found it before thankfully, but it’s the nearest it’s been this year.

 

[jeff33]

If it stinks of dirty socks, it is dandelion.... I secretly love that smell, not dirty socks though

 

[Erichalfbee]

I’m hanging onto my last half bucket of dandelion honey from 2022. I sold 20 jars at Conwy Fair in twenty minutes last year.
None this year alas.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I’m hanging onto my last half bucket of dandelion honey from 2022. I sold 20 jars at Conwy Fair in twenty minutes last year.
None this year alas.

had a whiff of it from some of the hives at the quarry yesterday, and saw some hives with fresh nectar in the combs but not enough overall for a quantifiable amount.