06-09-2023, 09:58 AM | #31 | |
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Clover usually honey makes a very "one dimensional" mead with very little complexity in aroma or flavor. It's good as a "base" for simple spice, herb, or fruit-added meads. Wildflower honey usually makes darker colored, more intensely flavored meads which aren't to everyone's liking. A final fun fact is that bees will sometimes make honey from toxic nectar producing honey which is toxic to humans (and sometimes bees!). |
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06-09-2023, 10:10 AM | #32 | |
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Re: Economics of beekeeping
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Typically, there's more potential bee fodder in a healthy ecosystem than there are hives. If that changes, a weaker hive will just die off or might be attacked and wiped out by another bee colony or by predators (wasps adore beehives; a bee's sting is designed to efficiently eviscerate attacking wasps and other insects, not get torn out when it gets stuck in some mammal's flesh). Alternately, a newly established hive might decide that conditions aren't to their liking and swarm to a new location. |
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06-09-2023, 01:45 PM | #33 | |
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06-09-2023, 02:08 PM | #34 | |
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Re: Economics of beekeeping
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Aconitum is frequently cited as a possible cure for lycanthropy, thanks to one of its common names, Wolfsbane (it's also known as Monkshood for its shape) - or as a particularly-potent poison against lycanthropes (I think I've seen some cases where it's both - proper use of it after contracting lycanthropy but before one's first transformation can cure the victim, but once the victim has experienced their first tranformation it is only a deadly poison). So, maybe rather than using Wolfsbane directly, it's much more effective to use honey made from its nectar for battling (or curing) lycanthropes. Also, I'm thinking athelas honey may be a key ingredient in the making of lembas bread.
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06-09-2023, 05:47 PM | #35 |
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Re: Economics of beekeeping
And bees can get inventive. robbing a M&M factory for sugar and getting blue honey.
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06-11-2023, 07:32 AM | #36 | |
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I've heard stories about beekeepers near outdoor festivals or amusement parks who ended up with cola-flavored honey made from soft drinks scavenged from trash bins or spills. If you want to move into the realm of fantasy, there are a number of other variant honeys. The one made by vulture bees sounds downright creepy. https://backyardbeekeeping.iamcountr...x/weird-honey/ |
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