On 4/21/2011 9:48 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
> In >,
> says...
>>
>> On 4/21/2011 5:34 PM, Landon wrote:
>>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:53:45 -0400, James Silverton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/21/2011 2:29 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>> James Silverton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By the way, I like honey, especially when the plant sources are named,
>>>>>> like "orange blossom honey". I still remember my first visit to France
>>>>>> where I saw a store in Paris that sold nothing but dozens of different
>>>>>> types of honey. They like honey made from pine tree flowers in Germany
>>>>>> but that you can keep!
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think any pine trees produce nectar.
>>>>> They are wind pollinated.
>>>> Well, that's what the jar said! :-)
>>>
>>> Perhaps: (copied verbatim)
>>>
>>> ---
>>> PINE TREE
>>>
>>> Pine Tree honey (sometimes also known as forest honey, fir honey,
>>> honeydew or tea tree honey) consists of the majority of the total
>>> honey production in Greece. It is not particularly sweet, tastes a
>>> little bitter, has a strong aroma, and is relatively rich in minerals
>>> and proteins. It is rather resistant to crystallization.
>>>
>>> From: http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-varieties.html
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>
>> Could be, could be!
>
> Googling for a while revealed that "pine honey" is produced from
> honeydew--it's a two-bug process--aphids on pine trees eat pine sap,
> crap honeydew, the bees ingest the honeydew, and turn it into honey.
>
> Ants also use honeydew but the are more sophisticated--they actually
> herd the aphids.
>
>
Thanks for the research! It is indeed interesting but my dislike is
reinforced :-)

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