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.
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.
A truck full of bird boxes
We’re not short of trees in Smithy Brook so I had no trouble finding good locations for them.
The Beauty of a Bundle of Bumbarrels
I have always loved this little bird with its black and white plumage tinged with a delicate shade of pink, its dainty little features, its round little body with its tail, so long that it makes it look like one of those dongers that are used to beat out the notes on a xylophone and I am hungry to learn more.
Aconite, the first of all.
It is always an absolute tonic to me when signs of Spring appear and the reassurance of the green shoots of the early flowers reveal to us that they are waiting in the wings and ready to put on their show no matter what.
A Few Winter Jobs
With livestock however comes a few responsibilities which can’t be escaped and our chicken pen has become due a good clean out, so we did venture out briefly to tackle that today.