Monthly Archives: August 2021

It seems to be a full time occupation monitoring and managing the mature trees on site. This time it was necessary to remove a significant number of dead branches on the beech tree which were hanging over the drive. There … Continue reading →

Regardless of what else is going on in the garden (weeds going wild) it’s great to produce so many vegetables, sometimes too many. Last year the green beans had finished before the runner beans started cropping but not so this … Continue reading →

It was good to see honey bees feeding on the recently planted geraniums. It’s impossible to say whether the bee was from my hive or not but it probably was because I don’t know of another hive within a mile. … Continue reading →

It had been a long time since the “family” had got together because of Covid restrictions. We agreed to meet at Easton Walled Garden close to Grantham. The gardens were serving tea/coffee and cakes but not lunch so we all … Continue reading →

The bees are doing well with plenty of brood and they’re very busy. I’m slowly getting back into doing inspections. The recent one almost went wrong when a bee managed to get into the head gear of my bee suit. … Continue reading →