Thank you for the interest. I am by no means an honey or bee expert but I will educate myself. I will be driving up country this weekend and figure out exactly what types of honey are available.
Please let me know if you have any other questions / request so I can investigate more this weekend.
I had not heard of feral bees yet. My (short) research tells me these are wild bees from escaped swarms or unmanaged colonies. I'm not certain if I can find a source for that, but I will keep you updated.
I thought Goat was selling honey from the Royal Project, which is still available. They do have raw honey, but I have to confirm what colony that comes from.
Please let me know if you have any other questions / request so I can investigate more this weekend.
I'm very interested as Goat (the original seller) was due to send me some for research purposes.
Give me a shout as to costs and what sort of colony it is (as Goat was offering feral (wild) honey and this is the stuff I need).
Give me a shout as to costs and what sort of colony it is (as Goat was offering feral (wild) honey and this is the stuff I need).
I had not heard of feral bees yet. My (short) research tells me these are wild bees from escaped swarms or unmanaged colonies. I'm not certain if I can find a source for that, but I will keep you updated.
I thought Goat was selling honey from the Royal Project, which is still available. They do have raw honey, but I have to confirm what colony that comes from.
Yes, I need raw (unprocessed) honey. I need 5 x 10ml cut comb (capped honeycomb with the honey inside) for samples. If you find a local beekeeper, they will be able to sell you this.
I will be able to offer analysis and microscopy pictures of the honey/wax which you can give to the beekeepers as in "this is exactly what is in your honey".
Feral bees are typically bees that wild bees that swarmed, often from hives.
A colony will swarm when they run out of space inside the hive, it can be easily spotted by beekeepers as they form queen cells around the edges of the comb (if the queen cell is in the middle of the comb, then the workers are replacing the queen because she's not laying properly/enough).
If you find a beekeeper willing to do this, let me know prices.
