[SDCBeeks] Abandoned hive and molasses like honey

[Kate Whealen]

Hi Myke
What part of town do you live in? There are areas in Santa Fe where the bees produce a very dark honey (reddish if you hold it up to the light) in the fall.  

> On Apr 11, 2023, at 3:34 PM, myke smith <homejerk at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Good afternoon. I opened my remaining hive today and everything looks great. Lots of activity and larvae. 
> My second hive,  however, decided to abandon ship between thanksgiving and Christmas. Not sure why, but they did. But the also left most of their honey. Very dark and thick, almost like molasses. Would someone explain why the honey is so thick and dark? Previous hives in the Middle East were not as thick or as dark.
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> TIA.
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