Honey as fertilizer?

[Robertx]

Hi organic dudes!

Just wondering if anyone ever tryed honey as fertilizer? As molasses substitute... if so, what were the results?

I was thinking of adddding like 1 teaspoon of pure bee honey to 1 gal. of water. My instincts tell me it is good for flowering (yeah, I'm all about instinctive gardening, but that is another history...)

What do you think, friends?

 

[purpz]

it's pretty much the same thing as using molasses. You can even use a simple syrup as well for flowering, and yea it's still 1tbs. per gal.

 

[Forest of Cheem]

Yeah I agree. I think it'd be a fine alternative to molasses. Just watch for pasteurized and ultrafiltered honey
as they are both heated, destroying some of the beneficial properties.

Here's a quick look at some trace minerals found in average honey:
Vitamin B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Zinc.

I tried to find an NPK value for honey but was unable to find one. But as you can see it definitely contains some levels of P and K.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out. Definitely a cool idea. Will try it myself.

 

[Robertx]

Didnt try this yet. I'm just using regular organic molasses...

I was wondering: honey may have good nute value for plants, but it is also know as a natural antibiotic. Since it kills bacteria, I dont think it is a good idea to use honey in your bacteria-rich soil.... BUT MAYBE you can use honey in foliar tea of your plant isnt healthy

 

[dednbloated]

i did use honey as a subst. on my first plant , it came out better than i thought , didnt notice much taste as molasses... here is the buds frm the plant ...lavender . . used organic fox farms and honey ... and oh yes a good amount of metallica for the baby !

 

[nick the sick maniac]

conserve your honey cause bees are going extinct.
but i did do a side by side comparison a while back with honey and molasses and imo molasses did better slightly bigger buds and a little bit more crystals too with the molasses.

 

[dremp]

is molassses only used for flowering?

 

[dednbloated]

yes as far as i know it would have no benifit for veg.

 

[Robertx]

Actually some ppl use molasses during veg also, since it feeds the little bacteria farm you have in your soil. I dont know for sure...

 

[vertise]

i use it after i flush out my plants. usually 2-3 weeks before harvest. However i use molasses, i dont notice a taste but since i flush up to 3 weeks before i do notice that it stopped my plants leaves from browning over while it does have my other ferts.

 

[ivydupree]

mmm honey. im gonna try it during flowering.

 

[roseypeach]

Hi organic dudes!

Just wondering if anyone ever tryed honey as fertilizer? As molasses substitute... if so, what were the results?

I was thinking of adddding like 1 teaspoon of pure bee honey to 1 gal. of water. My instincts tell me it is good for flowering (yeah, I'm all about instinctive gardening, but that is another history...)

What do you think, friends?

it's great for stabilizing clones and other cuttings. I mix about 2 tablespoons to a gallon of well water and drenched my rose cutting and my best girl. They are both thriving now, the rose more than the mj, but still, its great for reducing trauma on any kind of cutting and then putting straight in water for rooting. It's good for rooting in soil also. Cheers!

 

[FR33MASON]

For those of you that are using living soils do make sure you allow for any honey to brew overnight at least as it is a natural antibiotic (that's why honey never goes bad). The more raw and natural, the more antibiotic properties remain. The amount used should be minimal but it is good to be cognizant of that fact none the less.

 

[WyoGrow]

I wouldn't waist my money. There is next to no evidence that plants actually absorb the sugar itself. What is happening is you are feeding the carbohydrates to bacteria in the soil who use it in conjunction with other nutrients in the soil. Breaking them down to make compounds readily absorbed by the plants roots. Now the compounds and nutrients in honey will promote a different bacterial response in the soil than molasses. Maybe this affects taste. But with honey being $41 a gallon compared to $9 a gallon for molasses...... I'll stick with molasses.

 

[roseypeach]

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I've used it with much success.

 

[Till Valhalla]

trying a compost tea brew using honey in substitute of molasses. didn't have any molasses, but a sh*t ton of honey (i brew mead). will see if it works. i also wonder about the anti-bacterial properties of honey working with the soil microbes... friend or foe? but i have heard rose growers swear by it, so it's got to bear some merit.

we shall see tomorrow after a night of bubbling away...

would like to know the NPK values of honey. haven't been able to locate. anyone?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

trying a compost tea brew using honey in substitute of molasses. didn't have any molasses, but a sh*t ton of honey (i brew mead). will see if it works. i also wonder about the anti-bacterial properties of honey working with the soil microbes... friend or foe? but i have heard rose growers swear by it, so it's got to bear some merit.

we shall see tomorrow after a night of bubbling away...

would like to know the NPK values of honey. haven't been able to locate. anyone?

So you know where the term "Honeymoon" comes from.

 

[Till Valhalla]

So you know where the term "Honeymoon" comes from.

yes. they used to give newlywed couples enough mead to last a month (moon to moon) to keep them happy and frisky.

i have 8 batches brewing this year. should be ready by Christmas. they are in secondary fermentation. will rack to bottles end of Aug.

photo: 3 traditionals using 3 separate local honeys, 1 concord grape pyment, and one white grape pyment. almost completely clear now and ready to bottle.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

yes. they used to give newlywed couples enough mead to last a month (moon to moon) to keep them happy and frisky.

i have 8 batches brewing this year. should be ready by Christmas. they are in secondary fermentation. will rack to bottles end of Aug.

photo: 3 traditionals using 3 separate local honeys, 1 concord grape pyment, and one white grape pyment. almost completely clear now and ready to bottle.
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It was to increase the chances of having a boy too.

 

[Till Valhalla]

It was to increase the chances of having a boy too.

*hits doob*
so... what you're saying is... if they gave honey in ancient times to increase chances of having a boy, then if you substitute the molasses for the honey in your compost tea... then you might run the risk of turning your females to males?

*hits doob and passes*
...
whoa... that's some heavy sh*t...