"Janet" wrote in message
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In article , nospamigg1937
@yahoo.co.uk says...

A friend tells me that she heard on the Today programme that they are
now producing manuka honey on the Isle of Wight.
Can anyone (Mike?) expand on this?

Manuka , aka tea tree or leptospermum, is a family of NZ plants which
grow and flower very well in mild maritime climates like the IOW. They are
evergreen with very small flowers and aromatic leaves, resistant to being
battered by wind, rain and salt; and they have a very long flowering
period. A great plant in mild gardens.

Honey producers often move the hives around hoping the bees harvest from
a particular crop ( such as heather, or lime trees); it's the plant source
that creates the flavour and quality of the honey the bees produce. No
doubt that's what some beekeeper on IOW is doing.

Janet

Got the Isle of Wight paper, The County Press on the matter and a local
Radio Station, Vectis Radio with a live interview onto the subject :-))

Mike


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