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John McCasland: Bees make incredible amount of honey from Goldenrod

John McCasland writes:
Not only is goldenrod very photogenic but honeybees put up an incredible amount of honey from it in the fall. It replenishes their stores before going into the winter and sometimes is essential to their survival. Some say the beehive smells like dirty socks while the bees are putting it up; but while it is a dark honey, it is very sweet and delicious and has no disagreeable odor. - John McCasland
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Goldenrod: Not just pretty - bees need its nectar



2013-09-27 - Holladay Place, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. John McCasland writes in the accompanying piece that Goldenrod supplies an nectar from which honeybees make an incredible amount of nectar. Above It looks by design that a trinity of Goldenrod clumps ornament the white fence around Holladay Place - the Walmart anchored shopping center south of Columbia, KY on the Burkesville Road. - EW
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