Malc Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I've just been asked to shoot over a couple of fields of Borage. Anyone had any experience with this crop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMY Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Never heard of it, what is it? An Arable Silage? Hammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 It's for some medical use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Malc, I haven't shot over it. To be honest I've never seen pigeons feeding on it. BUT, I have seen a chap taking some samples, from a field of it. He was wearing the full blown beekeepers kit. Hood etc. Apparently the little buzzers love the stuff. Beware !!! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Ive shot next to a field of borage but couldnt say that it attracted any birds... bees yes thousands of them. I do know a bit about it as my Sister in law is a herbalist and borage also known as starflower or bees bread was a very popular Victorian Plant. Its grown for its seeds which are presed like rape to produce Borage oil. This is a valuable health supplement as it is apparently high in something or other I had a hive of bees in the early 80,s set in a borage field and the honey is spectacular. If you do shoot it you could always chew a bit if you start feeling tired... it might perk you up a bit. Why have you been asked to shoot over it? are the Pigeons hitting it ? is it freshly seeded ? FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeymagic Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I had a hive of bees in the early 80,s set in a borage field and the honey is spectacular. FM has done it all! This gents breadth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Yes, FM, as I left a pea field only 2 fields away from the Borage the other evening, the Borage was blue over with pigeons. It seemed as if they had shunned several nearby pea fields (all at different stages of growth) to feed on the Borage, which had been drilled 2 weeks earlier. There is no visible growth of borage plants on the field yet. I've never shot over this type of crop, but I got an email last night from my pal who shot the field in question yesterday and managed to decoy some woodpigeon over it, so.........? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I had a hive of bees in the early 80,s set in a borage field and the honey is spectacular. FM has done it all! This gents breadth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I kept bees at School in the late 70,s and adopted a couple of hives which were farmed out when I left the sixth form. After I joined the construction industry and discovered the fairer sex they became rather neglected. One of them I once had adjacent a field of cultivated lavender and that was really nice honey as well. Ive followed the Philosophy of my Grand pappy and that is pack as much into life as you can, there isnt much about the natural world and country life that I dont find stimulating and when you grow up in the middle of the cotswolds 1 mile to the nearest house and 8 to the nearest village you get to learn pretty quick about the things out of doors. Cheers. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeymagic Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) Ive followed the Philosophy of my Grand pappy and that is pack as much into life as you can Agreed there isnt much about the natural world and country life that I dont find stimulating This enthusiasm is evident in your posts, partly why they make for good reading when you grow up in the middle of the cotswolds 1 mile to the nearest house and 8 to the nearest village you get to learn pretty quick about the things out of doors I can emagine Malc, i apologise for the thread hi-jack, the knowledge offered by some just amazes me. Theres certainly some good folk on PW. Edited May 13, 2005 by donkeymagic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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