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Original poster

what are those fields and fields of yellow flowers that blossom around this time of the year?

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peggy0062 · 16/04/2011 17:26

My son asked me and I haven't got a clue!

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 16/04/2011 17:26

oilseed rape

purepurple · 16/04/2011 17:26

is it rapeseed?

thenightsky · 16/04/2011 17:28

Oilseed rape. Makes lovely cooking oil and also used in animal feed. I live in a sea of it here in Lincolnshire.

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peggy0062 · 17/04/2011 21:35

Thanks. I heard these flowers can cause hayfever?

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Grumpla · 17/04/2011 21:39

Yup very very common allergen. I don't get hayfever as a rule but used to cycle to work past a couple of fields of the bastard stuff, would be WEEPING by the time I got there. Luckily only seems to be for about three weeks.

TheMonster · 17/04/2011 21:40

We have a field behind our house and the farmer grew rape last year. Blimey, my hayfever was bad!

nigglewiggle · 17/04/2011 21:46

They say if you use the oil in your food you can reduce your reaction to the pollen.

CointreauVersial · 20/04/2011 23:19

Rapeseed oil is one of the healthiest cooking oils you can buy, apparently.

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