Notes from the Field

Beekeeping facts, flowers in bloom and outdoors living.

March is about...

Daffodils, clearing the garden, planting early seeds and savouring the early sun. Visit our Seeds page for our collection of pollinator friendly seeds and gifts for gardeners 

From the beekeeper

We’ll be opening up the hives on warmer days.

News in Brief

Bees, the outdoors and natural living. There’s more in the archives »

Seasons Change

Seasons Change

As the seasons change and the working cycle transfers from the apiaries to the orchards, the weather and daylight all changing the cadence of the working day. Orchard days starts earlier than bee work (Bees don’t like early mornings) and the misty vistas across the...

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August – The Bee Season Draws to a Close.

August – The Bee Season Draws to a Close.

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 Queens have been repeatedly superseded throughout the year and I expect more supercedure cells are still being summoned up as I type.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...

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What we’re making and packing this month

Cornfield Annual Seeds

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