Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Them Cheating Bees


HONEY


Res Ipsa Loquitor

MoSup found herself in a waiting-room conversation with another women yesterday.  The talk turned to honey.  Since one of our son's had a roof-top honey farm, and one of her good friends also, she was very interested that this lady was into it big time..  She has several rooftop honey farms in Baltimore city, and told of a recent "honey tasting"  her group of fellow aficionados held.

Like wine tastings, these experts bring a sample of their current produce,  and the group taste, comment and score each in turn'   The last  bottle contained a honey very dark brown in color.  None present had ever seen honey this color before,  and wondered what kind of nectar could yield it?   She explained this in such a fashion that MoSup wondered aloud whether there might be such a thing as horse apple honey?  The lady laughed and admitted that she found herself thinking along a similar line.  After tasting, the mystery only  grew.  This honey was almost too sweet for the tongue, and had the flavor and consistency of a dark caramel.  Finally the gentleman what brung it explained.

"It seems," he told them, "that my bees have been a bit naughty." 

After observing them closely, he discovered that they had found a way into the nearby Domino Sugar plant. 



9 comments:

pdwalker said...

That's redistribution I can approve of, if only for the humor value.

BlogDog said...

Homer couldn't keep the bees off his sugar pile either.

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6U2ZQ0EhN4&feature=youtu.be
Not bee related, but it WAS a honey opf a shot!
RAK

Anonymous said...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-france-bees-idUSBRE8930MQ20121005


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/nyregion/30bigcity.html

Other stories about bees finding human sweets.

Juice said...

What a great story!
Bees turning sugar into honey. Ain't that a doozy.
And yes, Homer's sugar mountain disappeared to honey bees.

Anonymous said...

Rodger, thanks for the pic and the memories. The Domino sign on their harborside plant was a landmark for us kids on the way to the beach and on the way home. Hard to believe that's been more than 60 years ago. Is it still there, or is that an archive photo?
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

Rodger the Real King of France said...

It's still there Dick. And so is the McCormick plant (maybe the last two manufacturers left in the entire state???_

Anonymous said...

McCormick? Wow - another going to the beach landmark, but not for its appearance, but the wonderful smell of spices as we drove south on Light St. with windows rolled down (no AC in those days)
That's when there was an actual harbor on the left, not a tourist trap that lures the unwary into ghetto banger muggings.
I think that old plant is gone now, replaced by some glitzy sterile hotel. IIRC, McCormick moved to Hunt Valley some time back. It's said you can't go back, and some changes may be an improvement, but at what cost?
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick.

Anonymous said...

In the final analysis, whatever the source, it's still only bee vomit.

Vlad-The-Inhaler

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