Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 3
Number 5 1962 Article 13
1-1-1962
Honey flora calendar for June Honey flora calendar for June
R S. Coleman
Follow this and additional works at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4 Part of the Apiculture Commons, and the Forest Biology Commons
Recommended Citation Recommended Citation
Coleman, R S. (1962) "Honey flora calendar for June," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 3: No. 5, Article 13.
Available at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol3/iss5/13
This article is brought to you for free and open access by the Agriculture at Digital Library. It has been accepted for
inclusion in Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 by an authorized administrator of
Digital Library. For more information, please contact library@dpird.wa.gov.au.
J*roneu ^srlora (calendar ^ror A< une
COMPILED BY R. S. COLEMAN, APICULTURAL SECTION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE BOTANICAL BRANCH
C o m m o n N a m e
KlUTl
u M m r t w B a n k s l a 00
•
O r a n g e B a n k s l a
Silky Blood Flower or One-tided B o t t l e - b r u s h
Large One-sided B o t - tl. brush
Keroseno B u s h
B o t a n i c a l N a m e
JSucalijplut divtrri- color F . Muell.
llanktia mentletii B.. B r .
ltanktin jtrionotes
UadL
ValoUtamnu* MMpNfo- etu Lahlll.
VaioUutmmu i/uuilri- fidtu R. I d .
Drf/utulril mlilxti B u r t t .
W h e r e F o u n d
H i g h rainfall d i s t r i c t s In
" K a r r i " a r e a
Coastal a r e a , s t r e t c h i n g from s o u t h of P e r t h t o P o r t Uregory, n o r t h of O e r a l d t o n
SVldespread on s a n d y soils ....
W i d e s p r e a d
W i d e s p r e a d
Widespread In gravelly soils n o r t h of D a n d a r a g a n to Murchlson River
H o n e y
Q u a l i t y
E x c e l l e n t ..
flood
Oood
Poor
Very poor
Hood
Q u a n t i t y
E x c e l l e n t ..
Fair
Oood
Hood
Oood
Good
Q u a l i t y of Pollen
V e r y p o o r . .
F a i r
Oood
i; I
V e r y good
Oood
Flowering Timo
Long (lowering
L a t e April to end of A u g u s t
L a t o April to end of A u g u s t
Some flowers m o s t of t h e year ; main How M a y - O e t o b e r h u t v a r i e s accord- ing to d i s t r i c t
.luii" August
FlowerB from May to S e p t e m b e r
H e m n r k s
K a r r i Is t h e q u a l i t y h o n e y of W . A . a n d Is b u d d e d a t p r e s e n t . T h e r e m a y bo a h e a v y yield in t h e season 1 0 8 2 - 8 3 ; F l o w e r i n g In t h o e a s t e r n a r e a s of its r a n g e , b u t t h o h e a v y rainfall (4S In.) a n d cold will p r o b a b l y s t o p t h e n e c t a r g a t h e r i n g .
Men/.les Itanksla (MUD I"- R good p r o d u c e r , In some y e a r s ; t h o good y e a r s m a y be associated with small flows from o t h e r sources.
Cones a r e clusely pnokod a n d beos t e n d t o b e 1 r a p p e d b e t w e e n t h e flowers.
Valuable w i n t e r How, u a build u p for t h e bees.
Rain dOM not affect t h e flow d u e to tho flowers s h e d d i n g t h e w a t e r .
Valuable winter How, as a build u p for t h o bees.
Rain does n o t affect tho How d u e to t h e flowers s h e d d i n g t h e w a t e r .
Boekoopors h a v e reported t h a t tills p l a n t fails lu somo yoars. T h i s could be d u e to t h e (hot t h a t a l t h o u g h It flowered, It p r o d u c e d no neotar.
Also It m a y bo o n e of a g r o u p a n d tho rest of I lie g r o u p m a y h a v o e i t h e r flowered ami not produced
or not flowered at ail.
Journal of Agriculture Vol 3 No 5, 1962
Kill Weeds HOW
little weeds grow
I N T O BIG P R O B L E M S
Don't wait for weed growth to get out of hand. Dangerous, destructive, unsightly weeds must be killed now to avoid future problems.
UNTIDY PATHS AND SITES • DRAINAGE PROBLEMS PEST-RIDDEN OUT-BUILDINGS
F I R E R I S K • C O R R O S I O N • R O T T I N G T I M B E R S
Hardly any two weed problems are identical, but they all grow bigger if neglected.
Whatever your problem ICI has the answer in the range of ICI Total Weedkillers
• A C T N O W - W R I T E O R P H O N E KEEP CHANNELS WEED-FREE WITH CHLOROPON
IJf3^ Get your copy of ttiis ICI Colour Folder """</
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND LTD
*AQ 2»t» 30P-
Pleas* m«rrtien the "Journal of Agriculture of WJL," when writing t o advertiser*
