tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post9025039262881317929..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: Bee balmKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-56716665566518275342009-07-17T22:38:39.686-04:002009-07-17T22:38:39.686-04:00What beautiful fucia coloured fleurs!What beautiful fucia coloured fleurs!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797506106969085134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-52810630376309966542009-07-16T16:56:09.319-04:002009-07-16T16:56:09.319-04:00gray gray GRAY!!! hahahha
but i did spell Earl Gr...gray gray <b>GRAY</b>!!! hahahha<br /><br />but i did spell Earl Grey right because it's someone's name ... i suppose. other than that, it's gray ... as in "suddenly, i'm getting a lot of GRAY hair". haha<br /><br />well ok we all just have our own little identities we want to maintain. <br /><br />and actually when i was in scotland... O just a few weeks ago .... <i>sobbing</i> ... i went into a little store in Uig and looked around and could not find tea. so i asked the woman there where it was. I came back with Earl Grey. She said, "you know that's Earl Grey, right?" ...hahhaha like they don't even call it TEA. <br /><br />communists.<br /><br />and your bees are some vicious mofos. are you sure they aren't those evil heartless african bees??? hahah. <br /><br />sorry about the weather. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-41209251518862901892009-07-16T14:08:07.454-04:002009-07-16T14:08:07.454-04:00Earl Grey! Repugnant! ;) My parents were English a...Earl Grey! Repugnant! ;) My parents were English and also thought Earl Grey tea repugnant. <br /><br />Okay, I got a lot of my bergamot plants from www.richters.com:<br /><br />Panorama Red Shades - Bergamot<br />Monarda didyma - says you can make tisane (herbal tea) from the leaves<br /><br />Blue stocking - Monarda didyma <br /><br />Marshall's Delight - Monarda didyma<br /><br />Croftaway Pink - Monarda didyma<br /><br />Lemon bergamot - Monarda citriodora "Attractive native of the American southwest with pink-purple flowers. Young foliage is strongly lemon-scented and excellent in tea. Leaves used by Hopi Indians to flavour wild game."<br /><br />So! I stand corrected. Earl Grey tea (repugnant) is made with the oil of the bergamot orange. But you can use bee balm/monardo/pseudo bergamot leaves to make a tisane (herbal tea), hence my confusion.<br /><br />BUT boy, do my monardas ever smell like Earl Grey tea! Thanks for pointing out the error, Jim.<br /><br />And you Americans, always spelling "Grey" wrong. Snork!<br /><br />And the bees? I went out this morning and found a booted-out, DYING QUEEN in front of the hive I checked last night, in which, LAST NIGHT, I saw a perfectly happy LIVE QUEEN. It's nuts out there. And the weather SUCKS.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-57162894322343863002009-07-16T13:02:47.109-04:002009-07-16T13:02:47.109-04:00Ah ha! Interesting Jim. I was just about to comme...Ah ha! Interesting Jim. I was just about to comment that finally i've seen bergamot... but alas no. <br /><br />put me in the <b>LOVE EARL GREY TEA</b> camp too.<br /><br />anyway BEAUTIFUL pics Knat. <br /><br />how were the bees today? any warmer temps there yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-74613936751275660672009-07-16T09:15:33.736-04:002009-07-16T09:15:33.736-04:00Aha, it is possibe!
Per Wikipedia: The bergamot o...Aha, it is possibe!<br /><br />Per Wikipedia: The bergamot orange is unrelated to the herbs of the same name, Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa, which are in the mint family.Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-46731889221747039042009-07-16T09:14:10.516-04:002009-07-16T09:14:10.516-04:00Based on poking around online, I think there must ...Based on poking around online, I think there must be two bergamots--bee balm and a citrus fruit. It's the citrus that's in Earl Gray (my favorite kind of tea, BTW!).<br /><br />Is that possible??Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-81474054293912910062009-07-16T09:10:42.773-04:002009-07-16T09:10:42.773-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-51109024804985278382009-07-16T07:11:07.496-04:002009-07-16T07:11:07.496-04:00I love Bee Balm too, especially since it attracts ...I love Bee Balm too, especially since it attracts hummingbirds. (And I LOVE Early Grey tea!)Ronnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870227960225978917noreply@blogger.com