eties . ▁Both ▁Min ne olas ▁and ▁H oney b ells ▁are ▁usually ▁fairly ▁large , ▁typically ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ; ▁the ▁H oney b ells ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁larger ▁and ▁swe eter . ▁The ▁pe el ▁color , ▁when ▁m ature , ▁is ▁a ▁bright - red d ish - or ange ▁color . ▁The ▁r ind ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne ola ▁is ▁relatively ▁thin , ▁while ▁the ▁r ind ▁of ▁the ▁H oney bell ▁is ▁slightly ▁th icker . ▁Both ▁the ▁Min ne ola ▁and ▁H oney bell ▁Tang elo ▁pe el ▁rather ▁easily . ▁Both ▁are ▁very ▁ju icy . ▁Both ▁the ▁Min ne ola ▁and ▁the ▁H oney bell ▁are ▁not ▁strongly ▁self - f ruit ful , ▁and ▁yields ▁will ▁be ▁greater ▁when ▁inter pl anted ▁with ▁suitable ▁pol len izers ▁such ▁as ▁Temple ▁tang or , ▁Sun bur st ▁t anger ine , ▁or ▁possibly ▁Fall g lo ▁t anger ine . ▁It ▁tends ▁to ▁bear ▁a ▁good ▁c rop ▁every ▁other ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere ▁the ▁fruit ▁m atures ▁in ▁the ▁December – F ebru ary ▁period , ▁with ▁January ▁being ▁the ▁peak . ▁ ▁Pro pag ation ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁tro op ▁of ▁b ab o ons ▁were ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁sweet ness ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁likely ▁mut ation ▁in ▁a ▁Min ne ola ▁plant ing ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁prompt ing ▁its ▁propag ation . ▁ ▁D rug ▁interactions