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MONEY IN BEES IN AUSTRALASIA 



Karri, {E. diversicolor). Like the Jarrah this species 

 is limited to Western Australia. It blooms in August 

 and yields a fair amount of pollen and honey. The honey 



is of ratlier thin consis- 

 tency but the colour is 

 pale yellow, classed as a 

 fair honey. 



Lemon-scented Gum, (E. 

 citriodora). This hand- 

 some tree blooms about 

 March and the bees work 

 on it for pollen and honey, 

 but unfortunately it is 



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£ .crriioDo/fi} 



Fig. 87. Lemon Gum. 



never plentiful enough to make a show in the supers. 



Manna Gum, (E. viminalis). This Eucalypt varies 

 considerably. In dry districts the trunk is covered with 

 hard dark fibrous bark. When found on the richer land 

 of river banks, it has a clear white stem and is often 

 called White gum, River gum, etc. The tree is easily 

 identified by the peculiar and characteristic arrangement 

 of the buds. They are mostly in threes and disposed after 

 the pattern of the broad arrow \|/ . This tree blooms 



irregularly, but mostly in 

 early autumn. Yields of 

 60 lbs. per hive are re- 

 corded. The honey is 

 amber-coloured, and when 

 heated will produce more 

 scum than any other 

 honejr in Australasia. The 

 flavour is not unlike White 

 gum honey. Bees winter 

 blooms every year it is 

 valuable. Flowers, buds for the present 

 year, and the tiny specks of next year's buds, 

 and also the last season's fruit are often to be found on 

 the trees at one time. Certain aphides puncture the 

 leaves of this tree and suck out the saccharine juices. A 



Fig, 



well on 

 especially 



Manna Gum. 



it, and as it 



