by Mark Rogers | Apr 21, 2014 |
The orchard is harrowed, the spuds are in the ground and the contractor has just been to lime the soil and bring the PH back to normal. Nearly all the apiaries now have supers on and we’ve already had colonies superceding their queens. Friday even saw two possible...
by Philada Rogers | Sep 16, 2013 |
It’s been a great summer for birds (as well as the butterflies and bees). Today from the windows at work we watched green and spotted woodpeckers – 2 families fledged a few weeks ago. The photo shows a crowd of goldfinches at the bird feeder looking for an easy meal...
by Philada Rogers | Sep 2, 2013 |
What a difference a year makes; This time last year you’d have found us lamenting the floods, washed out events and drowned (literally) bees. How fantastic to be able to say what a wonderful spate of weather we’ve been enjoying and how great to see the bees looking...