Tansies or Ragwort

[honeylover]

Some guidance please.
What effect if any will it have on honey if bees forage on the above. Will it make the honey bitter, unusable or will it have any distinctive characteristics ?

Thanks

HL

[Little_John]

Common Tansy - tanacetum vulgare - is generally reported as being not very attractive to bees due to it's strong smell. But - it's leaves make very good smoker fuel when dried.

Purple Tansy - phacelia tanacetifolia - produces a light green honey, described as having a fine flavour.

Ragwort (aka 'Tansy Ragwort') - senecio jacobaea - produces a bitter and nauseous honey which contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids rendering it mildly toxic.

LJ