heather watch

[stoneleighhouse]

Went up on the Derbyshire moors this am to check out the heather seems to be about 2 weeks later than last year

 

[peterbees]

I walked up Tal y Fan in the Conwy Valley from the house yesterday. Ling heather showing some colour, but it's too early to be moving hives. We picked some tasty bilberries.

 

[Hivemaker.]

The worts are not quite ready for picking here yet.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

haven't been up yet to see if the winberries are ready for picking - shouldn't be long. Good excuse to see how the grouse are faring as well.

 

[peterbees]

Worts and winberries, are these the same as bilberries?

 

[protheroe]

If I remember correctly bilberries are red and winberries are purple

 

[Hivemaker.]

Worts and winberries, are these the same as bilberries?

http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/encyclopedia_detail.php?ENCid=1078

Whortleberries

Whortleberry is the local Somerset name for the wild bilberry that grows on Exmoor. This humble fruit goes by many different names, such as; bilberry, blueberry, heidelberry, huckleberry, hurtleberry & wimberry to mention but a few.

 

[biglongdarren]

They get called blaeberries here , we were eating them three weeks ago while doing a walk, the bell was well out then too and in places now the ling is out with the rest very close behind.

Darren

 

[B+.]

http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/encyclopedia_detail.php?ENCid=1078

Interesting how words evolve and adapt to local uses.

Noun

wort ‎(plural worts)

(archaic) A plant; herb; vegetable.  [quotations ▼]
Any of various plants or herbs. The word is usually used in combination to refer to specific plants, e.g. St. John’s wort; however, it may be used on its own as a generic term.


Basically, wort is any useful plant...or an intermediate step in the brewing of beer or the distillation of whiskey/whisky.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The Welsh for winberries is 'Llysu' or 'llysau' which is just the generic term for vegetables, fruit or herbs

 

[mbc]

The Welsh for winberries is 'Llysu' or 'llysau' which is just the generic term for vegetables, fruit or herbs

Llysau duon bach, said quickly, llysidionbach, by ear.

 

[Bryang]

haven't been up yet to see if the winberries are ready for picking - shouldn't be long. Good excuse to see how the grouse are faring as well.

Picked 2.5 kilo of wimberrys Sunday 24th They are just starting to go over here, hopefully I shall be able to pick more in the next couple of days.

 

[stoneleighhouse]

shouldve titled the thread berry watch

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

perfect day out for my grandfather years ago - finish work, get a lift up the mountain with gun and dogs, walk the moor home, resting halfway to pick a load of winberries for a dessert to go with roast grouse.

 

[Millet]

shouldve titled the thread berry watch

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[AndyTh]

On topic, Ling is only circa 5% of full bloom, Bell heather is at peak of bloom on top of Exmoor. Would pics be useful? My guess is that here it may be another week or even 2 before the flow. I'm taking hives to Abergavenny area this weekend so happy with the timing this year. Last year the first ten days were cold and wet so I am keenly watching the forecasts for S Wales. Fingers crossed.

 

[Swarm]

Blaenafon? Early days there atm.

 

[daroco]

I'm taking the hives this weekend - hopefully the bees will make some other honey before the heather flow starts. Whereabouts in Derbyshire did you look?

 

[Obee1]

Do you heather honey aficionados ask anyone's permission to put the hives on the moors? Or just plonk em there?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

someone has control over the land - it's a misconception that 'common land' means anyone can do what they like there. around here heather apiaries are on private land abounding the heather although I have an 'in' with the local graziers associations there's still the clueless mob in the National Park authority to deal with