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WVMJ, I live in NW Ark. The honey in this area is considered high quality. I didn't have my honey extractor built until 2 weeks ago so this honey was stored all throughout the year so it came from a variety of plants.......blackberry (all over my property and in the area), clover, dandelion...

That's a good suggestion, thanks.

Thanks for these suggestions.

A couple of questions for loveofrose ( if it's not too soon for you to have these answers): - Does Fermaid O mature slower than the Fermaid K/DAP and if so, how much slower? - Does Lallemand Abbaye Ale dry yeast mature/develop (can't think of a better word) slower than Weast 1388 in mead...

I'm a beekeeper and harvested honey last week. Had one super full of honey that was not all capped so it likely has a bit higher moisture content than regular honey but I'm thinking that shouldn't be a problem if I use it for mead. This honey is very dark even though all the other honey was...