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Subject: Re: Buckwheat honey
 
From:          "Vladimir V. Obolonkin" <[log in to unmask]>
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Nectar production of Buckwheat (B.) are known here (Russia and post-Soviet
countryes) from ancient times as Buckwheat and B-honey are (and were) very
respectable here.
 
Figures of different B. sorts' nectar prodactivity present in all
bee-textbooks.
I remember that the prodactivity can vary from 50 to 190 kilo of honey from
hectar depending of sort.
 
Both mentined textbooks and old beekeepers say that to get B.honey often is
a lack. Becous B. gives nectar in warm (not hot!), wet (not rainly!)
weather. B. NEVER give (they say) nectar crop on freshly manured grounds.
 
Yours
Vladimir O. from Belarus
 
-5 at night, +5-7 at day. Where is the spring going to come?!
 
Thanks for this information Vladimir - I have stored it away for future
use. Do you have more details which might help me construct full Gross
Margin data for honey from this source?
 
ie
 
Colonies/ha:
Yield/ha: 50-190kg
Variable Costs such as -
Feed (eg sugar):
Medication (eg varroa):
etc
 
Many thanks to you and all those who responded!
 
 
 
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