Notes from the Field

Beekeeping facts, flowers in bloom and outdoors living.

September is about...

The last of the long summer evenings, home-grown food from the garden and heading back to school.

From the beekeeper

“The bees have had another good month and we have a fair amount of honey in and ready to extract!”

News in Brief

Bees, the outdoors and natural living. There’s more in the archives »

August – The Bee Season Draws to a Close.

August – The Bee Season Draws to a Close.

As the season draws to a close I can say with certainty that I’m glad to have got through it! Queens have been repeatedly superseded throughout the year and I expect more supercedure cells are still being summoned up as I type. I hope that the bumblebee colonies have...

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April – Busy Planting!

April – Busy Planting!

With April’s full budding moon came the first blossoms on the Yarlington Mill cider trees and rather alarmingly also the new eating fruit trees that were delivered in the middle of the month!!

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March – Changing Seasons

March – Changing Seasons

The orchard is coming back to life and showing signs of Spring with our bees venturing out to feed on early pollen on warmer days. Our bee breeding shed has had a Spring clean and is ready of the season ahead.

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What we’re making and packing this month

Gardeners Salve

Muscle Rub

 

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