"Gordon H" wrote in message
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In message , Mary Fisher
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"Gordon H" wrote

If I buy honey I normally get Rowse's set honey at under £2 a jar.
I haven't noticed any difference with the local stuff except the price.


As we age our senses diminish ...

There's nothing wrong with Rowse's except that it's imported and blended,
it's always the same. It's 'what the customer wants'. Local honey should
vary from season to season and year to year because of different forage.

Mary

I know that Terry has his hives at a place where particular pollen is
within easy reach, I think it is Rape Seed.

Pollen isn't necessary for honey, honey is made from nectar.

Oil seed rape is an excellent source of nectar when it's flowering, it
produces a lot, it also produces a lot of pollen to feed the larvae and it
makes a good light honey.

There are management problems associated with OSR but you do get a lot of
honey from it.

Mary