Honey flora calendar for October - Digital Library

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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4

Volume 1

Number 9 September, 1960 Article 8

1-1-1960

Honey flora calendar for October Honey flora calendar for October

R S. Coleman

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^rroneu ^srlora Calendar for \Jclober

COMPILED BY R. S. COLEMAN, APICULTURAL SECTION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE BOTANICAL BRANCH

C o m m o n N a m e

llrown Mallet

l'o. t

Gooseberry Mallee ....

Kurri

S n a p a n d H a t t h N i rcl, Small B u d d e d Mallee

Y o r k G u m

R e d w o o d

S e l l Mallee

W h i t e titmi or W k o d o o

H o o d e d G u m

Botanical N a m e

Eucalyptus M a i d e n

Eucalyptus Kn.ll.

Eucalyptus T u r c i . Eucuhiptu*

r. MMII.

Eucalyptus

!•'. MueU.

Eucalyptus l i t - I i t l i .

Eucalyptus 1 •'. MueU.

Eucalyptus Scliau.

Eucalyptus S c h a u .

Eucalyptus

astringent,

deeipirns,

calycuguna,

dicersicolvr.

gracilis.

loxophleba,

oleosa,

prtissiana,

redunca,

rudis Kndl.

W h o r e F o u n d

G r e a t S o u t h e r n

Grows in t h e mallee u n i in tin* Great S o u t h e r n a m i on t h e lee side ot limestone hills ill MM W a n n e i u o a r e a

i:.i-tem Goldilclds, K a v c n s - tliorpe, Ksporance

T h e w i n t e r tlowcriug k a r r i oeeurs a t D e n m a r k a n d A l b a n y

W i d e s p r e a d tllTOUghout the S t a t e

From tin- Manhood Rtvei w tlie road to C a r n a r v o n to t h e ( i r e a t .Southern a m i e a s t t o S a l m o n (.urns

Mallee a r e a s a n d w h e a t b e l t ....

M o s t mallee a r e a s

Spring w h i t e g u m is found m a i n l y on t h e t o p s of t h e hills, s t a r t i n g m i d - S e p t e m b e r a n d going t h r o u g h to X m a s t i m e in t h a t a r e a from B o l g a r t t o W a n d e r i n g

Hlver a n d w a t e r courses, In some a r e a s w h e r e t h e water t a b l e Is h i g h , grows a w a y from a p p a r e n t w a t e r courses

H o n e y Q u a l i t y Good

Good

E x c e l l e n t ....

Good

Excellent

Kxeellcnt ....

Q u a n t i t y Good

Good

ExceUent

Good

E x c e l l e n t

Q u a l i t y of Pollen

Good

P o o r

Good

l'oor

Good

P o o r

E x c e l l e n t ....

R e m a r k s

Tills is a good yleldor; however, it is usually only found In p l a n t a t i o n s as m o s t of t h e early forests h a v e been c u t o u t for t h e i r b a r k .

T h e t r e e looks v e r y m u c h like a t u a r t In t h e coastal a r e a s b u t Is* usually a mallee In the o u t e r wheatbelt.. Bee- k e e p e r s a l o n g t h e c o a s t r e g a r d It a s a fairly reliable p r o - ducer, b u t a s It only occurs In small s t a n d s Is n o t v e r y I m p o r t a n t In these a r e a s .

This malleo h a s n o t been worked In W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a to a n y large e x t e n t , b u t is highly r e g a r d e d In Victoria.

T h e r e a r e only small patchos of coastal k a r r i . I t p r o d u c e s in t h e w i n t e r . Can bo r e g a r d e d as a m a j o r flow a s bees will Btore h o n e y from trees growing n e a r t h e c o a s t . Widely differing r e p o r t s a b o u t this t r e e from v a r i o u s a r e a s .

Some a r e a s r e p o r t excellent Hows unci high q u a l i t y h o n e y , in o t h e r s tho t r e e is n o t r e g a r d e d as a n e c t a r - b e a r i n g t r e e a t all.

Major h o n e y p l a n t b u t deficient in pollen. W h e n tho cape- weed is in ilower, t h o bees wUl store q u i t e a lot of s u r p l u s . Bud d e v e l o p m e n t is a b o u t 0 - 1 0 m o u t h s . As It grows on good a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s , m o s t of It h a s been cleared.

Most varieties of this t r e e in t h o E a s t e r n S t a t e s a r e good n e c t a r p r o d u c e r s . H e r e in W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a , t h e y d o n o t seem t o be w o r k e d b y t h e beekeepers a n d n o t m u c h Is k n o w u u n d e r local c o n d i t i o n s .

M a n y r e p o r t s of t h e blossoms being worked b y bees.

H o n e y in l a t e spring a n d early s u m m e r ; seems t o be found only u p o n gravelly hills in t h e Dale-York a r e a s .

Major h o n e y p l a n t .

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Sweat Bush or Honey Bush

Diamond Bush

Holly Leaf Banlcsla

Bull Banksla

Plngly

Honeysuckle

Chlttlck

Paper Bark

Peppermint

Orange

1'rlckly Poison

Adenant/ios cuneala, Labill

Bosiiaea Laidlawiana, Tovey et Morris

Bottiaea omnia, (Llndl.) Benth.

Banhria tiiri/dia E.Br.

Bunktia grandii, WUld.

Drynnilm armata, K.Br.

Dryandra KippUtiana, Meissn.

Dryantlra, nobilin, Llndl.

Dryandra paleiu, Benth.

Dryandra pnlycephala, Benth.

Lamfiertia multifiora, i.indl.

Lambertia inermi*, R.Br.

Melaleuca pauperiflora, F. Muell.

Melaleuca rhaphiophUa, Schau.

A trail flezuota, (Spreng.) Sch-lll.

OUrtt* sinentie, Osbeck

Uaxtrohihium ipinoium, Benth.

Esperance sand plain

In the karri forests

Common throughout the South- West

Low-lying country near the coastal san 1 plain. Tends to be associated with a high water table

Widespread

Gravelly soils In the wetter wheatbelt

Midland sand plain, gravslly soil

Gravelly soils, high rainfall

Gravelly soils north of Perth

Widespread

Southern sandplaln

Common on the coast

River courses throughout the South-West

Coastal plain south of Perth ...

Cultivated

Widespread

Good

Unknown ....

Oood

Poor

Good ? Good ? Good ? Good Fair

Oood

Good

Very poor ....

Good

Unknown ...

Good

Good ? Good Good t Good Fair

Good

Gooi

Good

Excellent ....

Good

Oood

Oood Oood Good?

Oood Good

Good

Non-oxlstent

Good

Oood

Regarded as an excellent honey plant In the Albany area.

One of the best pollen plants we have hero In Western Aus- tralia. Its main disadvantage Is that It tends to make the hives swarm.

Uncertain yleldrr and lias a long flowering season.

The very valuable flow In the late spring whon nothing olse Is available keeps the bees in good heart between the major seasonal flows.

Has been reported as a good honey plant.

Apparently produces well. Some adverse reports on the flavour of the honey.

Wo need more Information on this plant.

Used by beekeepers to build up the bees.

More Information will bo appreciated on this plant.

Has red and white flowered varietlos but seldom found In large quantities.

flowers most of the yoar with Its (lush period In spring.

Regarded as a good flower by local beekeepers.

Not extensively workod by the beekeepers.

One of the reliable Btnall flows.

Produces some of the worst honey In Western Australia.

Does not seem to be in the karri forests but only on the coast.

It Is regarded as a first class honey In other Statos. There have boon a few reports on orange honey being collected here in Western Australia.

Has a sweot, clear, but slightly watory honey. Occurs on laterltlo soil types In the Katauntng district.

It will be seen from this list that Information concerning many nectar-bearing planU Is far from adequate. We would appreciate further Information from beekeeper*.

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