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Hybrid Sampling Identifies Floral Sources of Honey

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Hank Hogan

Not all honey is created equal. When bees feast on the pollen from different flowers, they produce honey that differs greatly in taste and appearance. For example, a study by the National Honey Board of Longmont, Colo., revealed that bees that dine on buckwheat create dark honey with a medicinal taste, while those eating clover produce sweet and transparent honey. Jagdish C. Tewari of Purdue University loads a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer with a sample of honey. The results, together with information from a surface acoustic wave sensor, indicate the floral origin of the sweet...Read full article

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    Published: December 2005
    Accent on ApplicationsApplicationsBasic Sciencechemicalsdefenseindustrialinfrared (FTIR) spectroscopyPurdue UniversitySensors & Detectorsspectroscopysurface acoustic wave sensing

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