Inside the hives, there was honey in the removable wooden frames — darker honey, she said, than a batch harvested last month. Mr. Reyes agreed when she handed the refractometer to him. Ms. Newton said the honey was twice as sweet as sugar. Mr. Brown got it going using a battery-operated drill from his workshop, and Mr. Reyes made salads with honey in the dressing. Ms. Newton said it was so much, so soon.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 13:52 UTC