CHAPTER XV 



HEATHER HONEY 



Heather honey is considered the finest honey 

 produced by many experts, and it is certain that 

 their opinion seems to be generally endorsed, 

 judging from the large number of people who are 

 prepared to pay the high price charged for the 

 product. There has never been a season in recent 

 years when the supply was equal to the demand, 

 and the prices secured often range from i/- to 

 1/6 per pound for the pressed article, and 1/6 to 

 2/- each for good sections. 



This honey is of a very dark amber colour, 

 aromatic, and exceedingly thick. In a good sample 

 it much resembles jelly. The best qualities are 

 secured from high altitudes, such as the Scottish 

 moors, and parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire. 

 From lower levels the honey is of an {inferior 

 character. Heather honey, is a most uncertain 

 crop, and in most years there is a heavy, shortage. 

 The bloom comes at a time when the weather is 

 often very unfavourable to the secretion of nectar, 

 the nights being chilly, and there is frequently 

 much rain. 



As in working for clover the stocks must be 

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