Yes. That million-dollar question. As you may know, my chickens have moved to my friend's plot, and we ended up with 5 roosters, 3 of whom were related, and Ralph the Rhode Island was father to about 60% of the flock. Ralph had lost a spur early on in his life and the new growth …
Badger Attack on Beehive
I was called to the Selmeston wild-living bees, as the owner said the hive had been knocked over and the bees had disappeared. I was rather alarmed as we had strapped up the hive and made sure it was secure when we transferred the old crumbling hive on to the new one. The bees had …
New Landshare Video
I have had some car issues recently but I did manage to film a little vid as we were dealing with the hens this week at Starnash Farmhouse. https://youtu.be/CrZHdMq_CJY I am really looking forward to documenting what we do, and now it's becoming noticeably lighter in the mornings and evenings, we can tentatively think about …
Coconut Sugar
I haven't made a great many cakes recently, but my youngest is vegan and wanted to make some granola bars, and the recipe called for coconut sugar. I looked up about coconut sugar, and apparently it causes less of a response in blood sugar than regular glucose, so I thought I would try it, as …
Landshare Week 2
Well the weather hasn't improved much! We got on and moved the chooks though, and created a nestbox for the young 'uns who are laying. Henry the rooster seems to be very happy with his hens so should anyone go broody in the spring, we can rely on those eggs being fertile!! Fresh eggs are …
Regenerative Growing on a Small Scale
I get a veg box from Abel & Cole - have done for about 15 years - and although I have patronised local veg schemes, I must say the quality and service I have had with A&C has been consistently good over the time I have used them. One of the problems with the smaller …
Wayward Bee in 2023
I have been thinking a lot about the coming year, as I am feeling - as most of us are I'm sure - that the last couple have been quite tumultuous and turbulent. Having said that, matters regarding climate change and biodiversity loss have been continuing apace and since moving to a new house, I …
Make your own Baked Beans
I recently ordered some goodies from Hodmedod's, including some Red Fox Carlin Peas. I wanted to make some baked beans as we eat a lot, especially now my daughter is home, and much as I like the Whole Earth or Mr Organic ones, I wanted to try making them myself. I used a pastiche of …
Guinea Pigs in the Snow
We have had surprisingly wintery weather here, with snow and sub-zero temperatures both during the night - and not getting much above freezing during the day. My two guinea pigs live outside in their Omlet Eglu Go hutch and run, and I recently purchased an insulated cover which proved to be a very timely investment. …
New Plants
I called in at Vicky's today to do the round with the chooks which was good fun as usual. We are gradually inching them over towards the veg plots so the coops and runs can go over the planting areas to clean, scarify, and fertilise the plots ready for the new season's crops. The greenhouse …
Wayward Bee 