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    Jarrah honey

    Thank you for all your responses
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    Jarrah honey

    Thank you very much for this information understanding bees. I really appreciate your time and effort. I will pass on the information to my daughter who now has 2 colonies in her WSP hives.
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    Jarrah honey

    I wish there was Peter !
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    Beekeeping in Australia

    Thanks Ian, I'm happy re not feeding for the first few days, their advice was not to feed at all ! The Jacaranda trees will be blooming soon around Perth. Beautiful and the last beekeeping paradise in the world.
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    Beekeeping in Australia

    My daughter has just become a beekeeper in WA and there seems to be loads of differences. For example, she collected a small cast swarm and was advised not to feed whatsoever. So, I wondered why ? There must be loads of ther differences too.
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    Jarrah honey

    I'm looking for some information on Jarrah honey extraction. Does it require pressing as it's thixotropic or can it be extracted in a centrifuge ? Are there any idiosyncrasies about Jarrah ?
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    What's flowering as forage in your area

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetradium_daniellii Aka Chinese bee tree. Mine is covered in bees. The video doesn't do it justice !
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    Heather 2021

    Maybe more to do with the quality of the heather and the weather micro climate than the strength of the hive ?
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    Adulterated Honey

    https://www.vatorex.com/blog/bee-culture-3/post/honey-fraud-the-impact-on-beekeeping-17
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    What's flowering as forage in your area

    They are working Scillia in my garden. Great early flowing bulbs for pollen and nectar. Very early flowering and incredibly hardy.
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    I'm not a beekeeper

    You don't give your whereabouts but I would recommend that you contact your local Wildlife Trust and ask them for advice. They can provide bird/owl nesting boxes, seeds, plants etc free of charge. Also a work party to improve the woodland, if you wish. They will then leave you alone. Google...
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    I'm not a beekeeper

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    Wildflower meadows

    Indeed it will. However, that is the point in using it selectively by knapsack application. Weeding in the garden is not the same as a 2 acre field. If you want a wildflower meddow you will find that the creeping thistle will out perform all others. Personally, I quite like these "weeds" and...
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    Wildflower meadows

    Google Grazon. It can be applied selectively in a knapsack.
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    Wildflower meadows

    Try this which can be used selectively in a knapsack:
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