Identify Dark honey

[Tonyf]

Hi

Trying to identify the source of forage that has produced some really good dark honey that's crystal clear 3 months later. Apiary in a rural area east of york with lots of cereal nearby. Trying to identify to plan for future hive locations.

Any clues?

Thanks
Tony

 

[Ian123]

Summer?......in my area Sweet Chestnut and I love it.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Summer?......in my area Sweet Chestnut and I love it.

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Quite likely
I don't know about York but but this year has been a stonking great one for chestnut blossom further south

One of my forum mates gave me a jar of his chestnut honey.....Thanks Mark and it was lovely

 

[enrico]

Sycamore gives me clear dark brown honey. Still runny after two years
E

 

[For want of a better word]

Sycamore gives me clear dark brown honey. Still runny after two years
E

Chestnut has usually a reddish tinge?
Sea Buckthorn can be dark.
Had some Manuka honey given to me as a gift from Tregothan in Cornwall which had a very dark colouration, however sadly tastes like ordinary supermarket honey, by far too sweet and sugary.

Before the clog dancers start ranting that I only have a couple of hives, I have been a honey officiando long before my first trip into the sky in a glider from Kenly at the age of 12!
Honey was always, and still is, on our breakfast table.

 

[chipper]

Sweet chestnut must be favourite....
Can be almost black and usually doesn't set for months...
This year I didn't get much to my surprise...even though I had my best crop in 30years...!
I get Sycamore but it's not dark...
Once I got a dark purple crop from Knapweed after the local council reseeded an area of grassland nearby....

 

[enrico]

Sweet chestnut must be favourite....
Can be almost black and usually doesn't set for months...
This year I didn't get much to my surprise...even though I had my best crop in 30years...!
I get Sycamore but it's not dark...
Once I got a dark purple crop from Knapweed after the local council reseeded an area of grassland nearby....

This is my sycamore.....?pretty dark I would say!
E

 

[Swarm]

Very nice

 

[masterBK]

Sycamore not usually very dark more an amber colour unless tree infested with aphids (in which case get honeydew). Attached a photo of 3 jar composite showing light, medium and dark

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sorry
Having problems uploading

 

[Poly Hive]

No photo?

PH

 

[Ian123]

Could be a number of sources but I did ask the op if it was a summer crop that may help us narrow it down.

 

[masterBK]

another go at uploading photo

 

[Jimmy]

Any buckwheat being grown within range as a green manure cover crop?

 

[Beefriendly]

You can guess all you like....one sure way of getting to know where it has come from is to look at ( and identify) the pollen it contains down a microscope.
Then you will know for sure....or be left scratching your head saying what the Eff is this stuff.....but at least you will be heading in the right direction.

 

[masterBK]

Agree

 

[Tonyf]

Sorry, yes thanks for the replies guys. I'll do some digging

 

[Ian123]

Tony summer or spring flow/crop

 

[Tonyf]

Must have pressed the wrong button sorry, summer crop 100%.

 

[Ian123]

Ok.....do you have sweet chestnut in the area.

 

[Tonyf]

Unsure...its an out apiary I've not had chance to scout the area fully. Will have a look, thanks