sustainable beekeeping ∙ baking ∙ chickens ∙ wildlife
No, I am not sponsored by Omlet, although I do love their innovation and design as they really do think of everything! As my attic space is small and my cat doesn't go outside, I really wanted a cat litter solution that would not only do the job but also look stylish - or at …
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I am loving the pumpkins this year, and have been the lucky recipient of a fair few from Vicky's abundant vegetable patch. Buckets of delicious soup - remember the celery and lentils to bring some much-needed umami to the otherwise rather cloying result - but I wanted to try something slightly different. We made pumpkin …
Paul and I took a trip to see the hives at West Rise's Bee Sanctuary on Langney Marsh as we had heard that there had been activity seen at one of them. We weren't sure what to expect, and presumed it was wasps, as the hives have been empty since the winter of 2020-21. We …
My black cat, Sausage, is a housecat, so when I moved to my much smaller property, I wanted to get him something that utilised the vertical space and would give him somewhere to go to get away from my dog, and my dog's friends. I am a great fan of Omlet (a review of another …
I have been making weekly visits to Starnash Farmhouse to help with the chickens that I formerly kept at Shawpits, and it's lovely to see them moved on to a new patch and clean out their coops. I used to keep horses, and get the same sense of satisfaction as with a newly-mucked-out bed, filled …
For a long time I have planned to have a brilliant compost heap, full of bedding from the hens to add valuable nitrogen and carbon; chopped garden waste; grass clippings from the areas the guinea pigs can't graze; casts from the wormery, providing a home for thousands of woodlice, spiders, and maybe even a slowworm …
After almost 15 years at Shawpits, I am moving out to a smaller property about 5 miles away. I have loved living here but it is time for a new era now that my children have all flown the nest, and I am moving away from running courses and the practical involvement of a beekeeping …
I wanted to see how the free-range bees at Selmeston were getting on after their relocation. I was concerned that they might be too traumatised by the interference and subsequent robbing but I need not have worried: I have a full update on my Patreon but they seem to be using the back and sides …
The bees at Berwick are definitely hunkering down for autumn. The wax moth seem to be taking the hint from the bees and the takeover bid appears to have been deflected for the time being. The second hive is showing signs of defence, with the bees clustered at the entrance on guard duty. You can …
I took a trip to Berwick today, as it is due to warm up again and I needed to spend more than 3 minutes in my bee suit to make sure the bees were ok. Surprisingly the hive I thought had succumbed to wax moth was alive and very much kicking. Given how grumpy that …
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