Birdsonghill
Crowing
Few people harvest black locust honey successfully in my area and it was an uncommon year when I could harvest a few frames per hive, sealed and ready containing the Locust honey. It is mild and sweet! My favorite, here in my area, is Wild flower and clover from a good seasons second round of harvest in August, It is flavorsome, floral and not too strong(for me) as some wild flower honey from fall harvest may often be, usually harvested in September - October , just before readying the hives for winter. With a mild summer and plenty of rain is when I got my favorite. Some years I did not get a second harvest or it was a small fall harvest. Some local bee keepers love the Black Locust Honey most of all, or do they just covet getting it so much? The blossom period is usually full of spring rain storms and cold windy days that prevent a surplus of the clear locust honey. The clover honey from this area is as good as any I have tasted and the light golden color is the norm for our area for the main crop harvested in June here. My friends in Mississippi and Louisiana may harvest Tupelo/Black Gum honey that is awesome. Florida is famous for it! Honey bees are a great blessing and GMO crops , herbicides and insecticides are killing them off. Another neat thing about Black Locust honey is, that it seems to resist crystallization for years.not all natural honey taste the same. black locust honey is sweet and mild, liquid as well. pine and chestnut honey are much stronger and somewhat bitter. I think all natural honey exept black locust get hard in cold weather.