Natural Beekeeping International Forum

[rmcpb]

Nothing to really worry about I don't think but the honey we extract from our mountains hives is more like jelly than honey! It is not crystalline at all, really clear, but if you turn the bottle upsidedown it does not move. Its very gluey when on the spoon. All a bit odd but it tastes good

Cheers
Rob.

[J Smith]

Rob, is the honey from "Gum" trees?

Seriously, it will be a consequence of the major nectar contributor. There are very striking differences in our "bush" honeys, depending on which flower is the greatest donor. Beech, gives a similar "jelly like" honey here and sometimes the Rata honey is like that.
As long as it still tastes great, all is good.
Does it still run off the sides of hot buttered toast though?

[rmcpb]

Probably comes mainly from gum trees and teatrees.

Cheers
Rob.

[rmcpb]

Answer found on a Kiwi forum. Its described as thrixotropic honey and is from tea trees like Manuka honey.

Cheers
Rob.

[J Smith]

Now that is interesting.
Most Manuka honey is quite runny (down here anyhow).
In the North Island they call Manuka Tea tree and Captain Cook was said to have used Manuka leaf tips for making tea and brewing beer.
I wonder if mineral make-up of the soil or some other geographic feature causes more of a thrixotropic effect?

[rmcpb]

Out of my depth now. Just relaying the info on I got from the "experts" if you can call a Kiwi an expert in anything but Rugby

See ya
Rob.

[J Smith]

Yep, pretty good at that- but don't ask them to challenge for a yachting cup!
Like you guys over that side of the ditch, we have a pretty good inkling of farming animals, bees included. We just make better Pav's!