CloverKnollFarms
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I harvest in the fall, after the fall flow. I've never understood harvesting before a dearth?
Around here the fall flow is goldenrod and the honey smells like wet socks taken off a dog. It's bad.
I'm only going to take the extra.
In north Texas we get a plant called “snow on the prairie” starting in august; dearth is basically July 4th-mid/late august or even September. You don’t want honey from that. At best it tastes “spicy” and bothers digestion. At worst it gives you a pretty bad set of digestive issues (it is listed as “mildly poisonous/irritant”). Best to leave it for winter stores and live with a single honey harvest.I harvest in the fall, after the fall flow. I've never understood harvesting before a dearth?