by Freya Rogers | Jun 24, 2014 |
Things certainly kick off for us over the summer months. While our fat sheep doze quietly under the apple trees, the bees buzz industriously around their respective West Dorset sites and we dart about after them catching swarms, splitting or moving hives and...
by Freya Rogers | Jan 2, 2014 |
More winter sun would definitely be a great idea. Despite the deluges over Christmas and the New Year holiday, we saw bees out during sunny spells – seems they need a bit of fresh air just like us humans. It’s going to be a great season for catkins. These...
by Freya Rogers | Aug 18, 2013 |
The sun has returned to West Dorset in time for the local Melplash Show … we’ll be in the West Dorset Beekeepers tent sponsoring a class for Beeswax, naturally … and selling balms, salves and polishes. But this weekend was about butterflies. There were lots of...
by Freya Rogers | Mar 31, 2013 |
It must be spring I can feel on my face today. The magnolia on the lawn has started to push its flower buds out into the world and the snowdrops are receding into the banks. I always use magnolias to remind myself that the bees are probably starting to build up their...
