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<blockquote data-quote="Bron" data-source="post: 1971" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Hi Tony, I really hope you are enjoying your beekeeping. I’m one of three members of a small commercial beekeeping family in Gisborne on the Eastcoast of the North Island. Theres myself, my husband and my daughter (who is busy with two tiny humans so is on semi-permanent maternity leave), don’t tell her but she’s the best beekeeper we’ve got and we can’t wait till she’s back on the job.</p><p></p><p>Bees are our passion and livelyhood. We rely on a variety of floral sources to feed our bees through the year. Willows in the spring, a variety of flowering native trees, pasture crops such as clover, and good old fashioned weeds. We aren’t migratory beekeepers, so value the variety offered by the environment our bees are stationary at. As others have mentioned it our honey then becomes a blend of all of these floral sources within the flying zone of 3 to 5 kms. (Which is a lot of acres or hectares.) Too many bees not enough variety through the year = low crop. </p><p></p><p>Around Gisborne and the coast there are very large areas of Manuka. You need very large areas to ensure that the Manuka produced meets the laboratory standards required to be called Manuka Honey. Hives are placed to hopefully gain a crop, however it is never a certainty, or indeed enough to sustain the hives for an entire year. There are many migratory beekeepers who take their hives to the Manuka and then remove them once the flowering is finished to areas that can sustain the bees for longer periods.</p><p></p><p>Manuka (particularly leptospermum scoparium) is NZs honey, something that can be found in most regions of NZ and some areas of Australia. This scarcity provides a lot of beekeepers with an income, however not all leptos are equal, and finding the best, most valued areas are closely guarded, commercially sensitive information. </p><p></p><p>NZ is currently legally trying to ensure that Manuka Honey, (which is the Maori word for leptospermum scoparium) can only be produced if it comes from NZ, just like Champagne, only comes from France.</p><p></p><p>So the short version of all this is yes, you probably could grow Manuka, but you would need a lot more that 4 acres to produce any quantity.</p><p></p><p>We are nice people really!</p><p>Bron</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bron, post: 1971, member: 59"] Hi Tony, I really hope you are enjoying your beekeeping. I’m one of three members of a small commercial beekeeping family in Gisborne on the Eastcoast of the North Island. Theres myself, my husband and my daughter (who is busy with two tiny humans so is on semi-permanent maternity leave), don’t tell her but she’s the best beekeeper we’ve got and we can’t wait till she’s back on the job. Bees are our passion and livelyhood. We rely on a variety of floral sources to feed our bees through the year. Willows in the spring, a variety of flowering native trees, pasture crops such as clover, and good old fashioned weeds. We aren’t migratory beekeepers, so value the variety offered by the environment our bees are stationary at. As others have mentioned it our honey then becomes a blend of all of these floral sources within the flying zone of 3 to 5 kms. (Which is a lot of acres or hectares.) Too many bees not enough variety through the year = low crop. Around Gisborne and the coast there are very large areas of Manuka. You need very large areas to ensure that the Manuka produced meets the laboratory standards required to be called Manuka Honey. Hives are placed to hopefully gain a crop, however it is never a certainty, or indeed enough to sustain the hives for an entire year. There are many migratory beekeepers who take their hives to the Manuka and then remove them once the flowering is finished to areas that can sustain the bees for longer periods. Manuka (particularly leptospermum scoparium) is NZs honey, something that can be found in most regions of NZ and some areas of Australia. This scarcity provides a lot of beekeepers with an income, however not all leptos are equal, and finding the best, most valued areas are closely guarded, commercially sensitive information. NZ is currently legally trying to ensure that Manuka Honey, (which is the Maori word for leptospermum scoparium) can only be produced if it comes from NZ, just like Champagne, only comes from France. So the short version of all this is yes, you probably could grow Manuka, but you would need a lot more that 4 acres to produce any quantity. We are nice people really! Bron [/QUOTE]
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