Sustainable beekeeping, chickens, and cake
This between time is a rare chance to catch up with some thoughts, and both reflect on the previous year and look forward to the one coming. The more I read/hear/watch about the world we are living in, the more I keep reverting to a stance of resilience and working with natural systems rather than … Continue reading New Year
I received a phone call yesterday for someone who appeared to have a swarm in their conservatory: hundreds of bees, all crawling up the windows. They'd arrived that afternoon and the gentleman had rung pest control who said they'd be along in the morning to gas them (!) but thankfully the homeowners decided against that … Continue reading Honeybees? No, ivy bees
I have devised this course to show people how best to cater for bees and pollinators, and show that by adopting best practice for our bees, we can help other wildlife too. There is a certain amount of confusion around how to "Save the Bees", and many - rightly - feel that honeybees get too … Continue reading New Course: Gardening for Bees and Wildlife