Summer Bees
It’s always a sign that spring is in the air and the beekeeping season is about to get started when the Thorne catalogue lands on our doormat.
Beekeepers Pancake Day
As a beekeeper with a store cupboard full of last seasons honey I was bound to take my pancake pleasure with some of the liquid gold sweetness of summer 2020.
Before the birds start nesting
With the bitter cold weather and snow fall of the last couple of weeks it’s been difficult to get much done.
He Knows No Winter
He knows no winter he who loves the soil…
Seed ordering day.
£163.00. Not bad for the bounty of veg and salads we should achieve over the summer with this lot.
The Big Garden Bird/Squirrel Watch.
The RSPB Big Birdwatch was coming up soon so we registered to take part and looked forward to focusing on the bird table and feeders for an hour to give us a better insight as to who exactly was coming to visit as well as to contribute to the national survey.
Snow Fall and Broken Limbs
As often happens with coniferous trees in these conditions the branch didn’t actually snap of but did split along it’s length severely weakening it.