A sea of yellow in Leeds.

[stutterdog]

chemimike wrote: StutterdogI take it you mean the bottles with the fancy labels an dthe greenish oil in them. That is not a good example to take for pricing purposes. It is a niche market where seeds are specially grown and cold pressed, and the manufacturers charge a ridiculous price for something they claim has something special. Rapeseed is a reasonably healthy oil, but the claims made by these producers are grossly exagerated. Most of the very cheap stuff labelled just "Vegetable Oil" is Rapeseed Oil Hi Caron,             Farsley is fine! The council have just demolished the public conveniences next to Farsley DIY and made a little grassed area with a bench! Looks nice! How long will it last? don't know!You are correct chemimike it was in a fancy bottle and I didn't realise that veg oil is rape seed oil! You learn something every day on this site!

[book]

I think most cooking oil seed rape. I think it's easier to grow and less prone to crop disease. When I drive from Leeds to Grimsby the yellow cloud over the fields is very visible. It also causes bad hay fever.

[Jogon]

geoffb wrote: bees and the honey produced from rape was of poor quality and set solid in the comb,s. AgreedComing from a brassica , the sugar mix is such that the honey tends to crystallise very quickly, within three weeks of collecting it can set up in the comb.

[somme1916]

book wrote: I think most cooking oil seed rape. I think it's easier to grow and less prone to crop disease. When I drive from Leeds to Grimsby the yellow cloud over the fields is very visible. It also causes bad hay fever. I'l vouch for that-plays havoc with my eyes and nose.

[dogduke]

Driving back from the east coast today - fields and fieldsof the stuff.Amazing sight from the top of Garrowby Hill as you looked across though.