by Freya Rogers | Sep 15, 2017 |
Filberts’ Barn is transformed into a fab exhibition space this weekend as we host an Open Studio event. Bridport Open Studios is a West Dorset-wide event, which opens up many local artists’ studios to the public. Suzy Moger is displaying a large collection...
by Freya Rogers | Jun 18, 2016 |
The bees are gathering pollen, most likely from willow or thorn trees in the cider orchard. The pollen is their protein source and it is stored in the frames alongside the honey. It is found in the brood nest, in an arc over the top of the brood frames. About Latest...
by Freya Rogers | Nov 5, 2015 |
The weather remained reasonable this year and hive populations stayed high late into the season. So, with plenty of late forage, the bees needed feeding in late September and early October.Although there are many schools of thought regarding feeding, we use sugar...
by Freya Rogers | May 14, 2015 |
Dorset is looking rather lovely at the moment. The bluebells are putting on a spectacular show and our local orchards are now coming into bloom. This means, having removed feeders and split strong hives earlier in the Spring, we’ve been busy moving our bee hives...
by Freya Rogers | Feb 4, 2015 |
It’s that time of the year again – Mark’s been on a pruning mission in the cider orchards. That means pruning several hundred trees every day. So we’re especially excited about our brand new Muscle Rub joining the Filberts range – what...
