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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: Lone on January 31, 2010, 08:37:52 am
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Hello,
A bushie was telling me today that Aborigines used to put nectar producing flowers, like gums and melaleucas, in water for a healthy drink. The pollen would be a protein source too.
Does anyone here do this?
Lone
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Funny you should mention that, I was watching the box this afternoon and watched someone demonstrate just that. It certainly wasn't a class show, but it didn't look unreasonable.
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A few gum leaves in billy tea is tradition!
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when we were mustering getting a little dry in the mouth we often suck on gum leaf or box leaf.when i was in the timber game some of the older fellers allways through couple gum leafs in the billy tea.