Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 3
Number 2 1962 Article 11
1-1-1962
Honey flora calendar for March Honey flora calendar for March
R S. Coleman
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^rroneu ^srlora L^alendar for IIVlarch
COMPILED BY R. S. COLEMAN, APICULTURAL SECTION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE BOTANICAL BRANCH
Common Name
Marrl
Wandoo
Tu»rt
Orange Bauksla
li< itunica If MM
JSundyptut calophytla
E. redvtu-a M m . vur.
rluttt lleuth.
B. gomphoajihata DC
llanktia priimolet l.liidl.
To be Found
Better soils of the forest areaa and coaatal plains
rtnuth of Armadale, Brookton to J4*»y- up Brook, Onger- up area
Autumn flowering north of the Ureat Kastern Highway i" Carnarnau
Coastal strip from Bussclton to the Moore Itlver
Widespread on the better sandy soils.
Northern areas difTer from south- ern areas
l'']nwerlng Time
Starts 2nd week February and lln- Ishes March
Klddl) of January to beginning of March
Kml of Munli ko 1 n^- giunlng of May
March aud April
March, April and May
Period of Bud lirowth
8-12 weeks
2.; tip 3 years from Itrst sign or bud to flowering
2 to 2J years from tirst sign of bud to flower
8 weeks ; flowers In average year
Honey Quality
1st grade light amber
BxosUeot
1st grade; has caramel fla- vour
2nd grade, good
Quantity
66-112 lb.
68-112 IK
28-84 lb
28-112 lb.
Quality of Pollen
Kxeellent
Extremely poor
Poor
Good
Humarks
Muni should be producing In many areas this year depending upon local rainfall. It Is not a general flow.
I'nnnot he regarded as a full flow, us only patches ure nuUili'il i.u (lower this year.
The borers usually destroy most of the bud formed and only when there are successive years with higher than uormul tem- peratures do the trees flower.
Tint (lowers seem to bo tighter in southern areas and when the, beflj attempt to work this hunk8la, they are trapped in the flowers ; this does not seem to happen In the northern ureas.
