Thread: Rhododendron and toxicity to honey via bees???
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Old 06-05-2014, 08:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Rhododendron and toxicity to honey via bees???
On 06/05/14 19:42, Roger Tonkin wrote:
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Many years ago I used to keep bees, and I also grew lots of rhodies in
the garden (see my reply to Sacha on her R. Yakushimanum query). My
bees made lots of honey, typically 40 lbs per hive per season from two
hives (we were out in the country, a lot of the honey came from
brambles IIRC).


A bit off topic, but something that has always intrigued me.

How do you know where you bees get the honey? I know you can
buy various types of honey (ie from specific plants) but is
there any guarantee that it is really what it says on the jar?


Eucalyptus honey is fairly unmistakable. I hate it BTW.

I can usually tell one or two of the other New Forest honies too.
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