Pearlescent honey       Thanks, Robert!   Iridescent honey. ©
Robert Lunsford. It seems like magic. © Robert Lunsford.  Is my
honey safe to eat?  Is it safe to eat honey from a hive with
mites?  Is it safe to eat honey after my bees absconded?  Is the
honey from a dead hive safe to eat?            I would shrug,
trying to imagine something worse.    “Of course!” he said.
“That’s why were pressing them for cider!”     What lurks
within?  Meadowfoam honey?      Stinky honey  “Help! My bees
need a bath!”  “My honey stinks.”  “There’s a foul smell coming
from my hive entrance.”  “I have reeky bees.”  “My bees are
collecting rancid nectar.”  “My hive smells like my husband’s
gym locker.”  Every autumn a large number of beekeepers report
stinky honey. The source of the smell is nectar, most probably
from plants in the aster family, including goldenrod and small
daisy-like flowers that grow in clusters.  When your bees start
to dry this nectar into honey the smell can be overwhelming and
somewhat startling. It’s jus