by Freya Rogers | Sep 18, 2024 |
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 Queens have been repeatedly superseded throughout the year and I expect more supercedure cells are still being summoned up as I type.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...
by Freya Rogers | Apr 17, 2024 |
Well i was wrong about ploughing under the full moon of March! It’s so wet we’re still unsure if ploughing this month will be a good idea or not. With the equinox behind us and the clocks springing forward the season really feels like its changed. The...
by Freya Rogers | Feb 29, 2024 |
February is the month that I usually start to consider our honey bees food stores. It takes a colossal amount of stored food to get a colony of bees through the winter. Warmer winters like this one are even more of a challenge as bees will fly on fine sunny days and...
by Philada Rogers | Feb 4, 2018 |
On Friday 20th January we gathered together in the chilly (but dry!) evening at Twinways Orchard. This is our annual orchard tradition, during which we ward off evil spirits and shore up our chances of a successful harvest. This year we enjoyed mulled cider, apple...