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Re: Lavender
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T & M Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:47:54 +1000
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> 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!

I was at a lavender farm in Western Australia a few months back and I was
amazed at the number of lavender varieties that were growing there.

Would not it be the case that certain varieties of lavender may produce
nectar in different quantities?  If so, in this case you would need to
determine which variety was being worked.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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