A trip into the Tarkine Leatherwood Forest

dING · Senior Member

A trip into the Tarkine Leatherwood Forest

peter1 · Veteran Member

dING

You look like a man in heaven. Great to see your photos, it looks wonderful. The bees looked as happy as you.

Regards

Peter

Cowboy7307 · Senior Member

where is that in the Tarkine near the Arther?
looks like a nice spot

dING · Senior Member

Well tis all in the same general area

The Hellyer river runs into the Arthur

I believe but where we were was off the

Murchison hiway we turned off

Before Hellyer gorge and tis about

15 or so Km of dirt going in you would

Not get a caravan or large motor home

In there a camper van maybe but the

Tracks are quite overgrown in places

A quite narrow with fallen trees to

Negotiate at times but a 2wd would make

It quite easily

-- Edited by dING on Thursday 19th of February 2015 01:20:08 PM

dING · Senior Member

Forgot to add we leave the Bee hives out there for around 6 weeks

Till the trees stop flowering --- Leatherwood honey is a Tassie only product

Bruce and Bev · Guru

hope the bees didn't drink too much of your whiskey - mind you it would make a unique honey taste lol

Great pics - lets see more please when youre out bush

peterblack · Senior Member

hi all. Great place Tassie I reckon you have some nice photos there out in bush
enjoy

dING · Senior Member

Hmmmmmmm should I admit it or not

Yup I make me own wisky and Flavour

It heavily with honey and for some

Strange reason I call it Honey wisky

Recoup · Guru

dIng, whenever I get the chance I buy leatherwood honey . The last lot I bought was in Beechworth Vic. , somehow it is very runny ,I have never had it like that. Last year I brought leatherwood honey back from Tassie which was a lot firmer , did someone mixed it up with what ever here on the mainland ? Cheers

Jenzarl · Senior Member

Very Happy looking Bees

dING · Senior Member

Recoup wrote:
dIng, whenever I get the chance I buy leatherwood honey . The last lot I bought was in Beechworth Vic. , somehow it is very runny ,I have never had it like that. Last year I brought leatherwood honey back from Tassie which was a lot firmer , did someone mixed it up with what ever here on the mainland ? Cheers

It was probably not pure leatherwood maybe diluted with sugar syrup

Tis quite a common trick unfortunately but often used the mongrels

If you can buy candied (solid Leatherwood) cause it goes that way

Naturally and if you warm it gently under 50 degrees it will return

To its natural liquid state but it seems to be in short supply last year

And not much around this year so far but we live in hope

Recoup · Guru

dIng, thanks for the information ,Cheers