The Eastern Manuka Honey Flow
Written By: Luke on December 11, 2009
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Yesterday was the big day where we moved the beehives from here in Tauranga, out to the most eastern coast in the world.
We were up at 4:30 for the long trip. The scenery along the coast was gorgeous as we drove past four hour of beaches and coast.
The beehives will spend about six weeks here, gathering Manuka Honey for our clients. Then we’ll move them far inland to another nectar flow.
Each beehive helps to protect the native forest.
After a couple of hours sweating it out in the bee suits, we went for a quick swim at this deserted beach by Cape Runaway.
I wish I could have gone with you. It is so dry here the air burns the lungs. The tropical green looks great, and the dip in the Pacific would be a real treat too.
I love the trailer!
There is no mistaking it, you guys are REAL beekeepers!
And I thought I had a distinctive bee rig!
How many kilometers an hour did you average along the distance?
I guess the sun gets up in the morning quite early too? Well, not as early as it would have had you been headed South, aye?
I hope the honey flow is up to standard. Beware of windy dry conditions and Australian dust settling on the flowers. There is never such a thing as having it all your own way, don’t forget.
Cheers,
John Smith
Hi John,
Man, sounds like summer isn’t so much fun over there!
Not sure how many km/h we averaged, but we’ll try and record it next time.
Yeah the sun is up pretty early at the moment. Last week we spent a couple of nights camping further south (we were checking out the next Manuka site) and I couldn’t believe how long the day was.
Cheers,
Luke