Nectar sources, along with environmental conditions, combine to create the variations of color in the Black Barn Apiary palette.
Plants produce nectar, which bees remove from the flowering plant and bring back to the colony. The bees forage on various plants that are blooming at any given time. Environmental conditions, the type of flower and seasonality affect the flavor and color of the honey.
Light honey will have a milder, more delicate taste, like our prairie flower, which we harvest from late July up to early August. Darker honeys usually have a stronger taste. End of season honey, like asters or goldenrod are stronger in flavor. We feed this honey back to the bees for winter feeding and spring build-up.
If the nectar source is at least 51% or more from the
same type of plant, then it can be called a varietal honey, like our basswood, star thistle and black locust.
At Black Barn Apiary, keeping all pollinators in mind,
we provide a distinct forage for our honey bees, where
nectar sources start in early Spring and can continue
to mid-fall.
Plants produce nectar, which bees remove from the flowering plant and bring back to the colony. The bees forage on various plants that are blooming at any given time. Environmental conditions, the type of flower and seasonality affect the flavor and color of the honey.
Light honey will have a milder, more delicate taste, like our prairie flower, which we harvest from late July up to early August. Darker honeys usually have a stronger taste. End of season honey, like asters or goldenrod are stronger in flavor. We feed this honey back to the bees for winter feeding and spring build-up.
If the nectar source is at least 51% or more from the
same type of plant, then it can be called a varietal honey, like our basswood, star thistle and black locust.
At Black Barn Apiary, keeping all pollinators in mind,
we provide a distinct forage for our honey bees, where
nectar sources start in early Spring and can continue
to mid-fall.
