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Fruits and vegetables play role in honey taste
Nectar is influenced by the plants around hive
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Honeybees crawl around a frame of honeycomb in Bob Bradbury’s yard in Flowery Branch. The owner of B and B Enterprises said wildflower honey is the most common type of nectar.
Being the queen bee is a pretty sweet job. The queen runs the hive and lays eggs in each bee colony, allowing worker bees in the colony to produce pounds of the raw sweet treat each year. Although the process is the same for each hive, the location determines the unique taste of the sweet, syrupy product people spread on biscuits, pour into their tea or use as a cooking ingredient.