"Tim Vaughan" wrote:

> if you put 7 strong hives on 5 acres
> irrigated lavender, don't expect more that a few pounds per hive.

Something wrong there, surely?  Eva Crane in 'Honey' gives lavender as a
group 4 plant - 101-200kg per hectare - and the
French produce tons of the stuff!

Peter Edwards
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