Honey Harvest

Knotweed Honey

by Ginny. 0 Comments

Honey super with frames of knotweed honeyThe honey this year was very dark. And very scarce. Only one hive had enough honey for harvest. We harvested about 13 pounds of honey from the 2011 new package hive #3. I did some research and the dark colored honey around here harvested in late august comes from Knotweed, not blackberry fruit like I had thought. It is delicious. Stronger flavored than last years very light (blackberry flower?) honey.Frame with honey ready to extract

Crush and strain method of honey extraction

Knotweed honeyDelicious knotweed honey