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• Posted in thread: beekeeping for mead on 05-24-2013 at 04:48 PM
  For us it pays double, we have a Wineyard full of raspberries, blackberries, apple and cherry
  trees. When all the feral bees vanished we put some hives in and our production was much
  better, the fruit...

• Posted in thread: Blackberry Bochet on 05-23-2013 at 07:52 AM
  Or,the biggest upside is that you keep all the aromas in the honey and dont loose them out the
  window :) WVMJ

• Posted in thread: beekeeping for mead on 05-22-2013 at 12:20 AM
  We are in our locust tree flow right now, hoping the tulip poplar starts soon, so much stuff
  blooming right now. We are using foundationless in Lang supers and have a couple top bar hives
  for fun, the...

• Posted in thread: Durian cider - yes I went there. on 05-19-2013 at 03:16 PM
  Put it on the back shelf and let it age for the stinky flavors to blend together and get
  stronger:) That is a good idea for your label in the above post, I heard they were not allowed
  in some hotels, ...

• Posted in thread: Best plums to grow for wine? on 05-19-2013 at 03:20 AM
  Some sites list plums as zone 5, some zone 4, maybe if you had a protected site to give them a
  little break from the winds? We planted Methley last year for their red flesh and great taste,
  havent got...

• Posted in thread: Blackberry Bochet on 05-18-2013 at 06:57 PM
  SG, no problem, I am trying to do the same thing. But, with honey, like grapes, its a little
  different every year depending on the weather etc. If only I had a big old autoclave I would
  fill up a bunc...

• Posted in thread: Killer Bee Honey? on 05-17-2013 at 12:45 AM
  That only took you 35 minutes to go ahead and order it, maybe you should make a JAOM with this
  :) They have an extra big smoker for working these bees and I think they wear extra layers
  under their be...

• Posted in thread: The 'Eugenia Uniflora' mead experiment on 05-12-2013 at 04:20 PM
  Whoops, got it confused with the Brazilian pepper tree which over here is used to make honey,
  your tree seems to be good for pollen not nectar. WVMJ

• Posted in thread: The 'Eugenia Uniflora' mead experiment on 05-12-2013 at 10:14 AM
  Sounds like they would be great in a salsa! I prefer to split the fruit between the primary
  with most of the fruit and the secondary add some fruit to refresh the taste. There always
  seems to be two c...

• Posted in thread: 8 year old kit. on 05-12-2013 at 10:05 AM
  If it tastes plummy its already oxidized as a niagra should not taste plummy. The gunk in the
  bag was the good stuff from your must (not wine) precipitating out, they protect the wine from
  oxidation w...