Now where was I before we were so rudely interupted....
27 June 2012
It has been a while, it wasn't until Elaine asked me earlier today if there was 'any sign of a post on my blog' that I realised how long I had neglec...
Zöe Lynch's Blog
A collection of posts about life, gardening, cooking, and more
Category: Bee-keeping
11 posts
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Bee-keeping: Collecting a Swarm
26 April 2012Today I lost my collecting a Swarm Cherry. Up until now, I had never seen a swarm of bees up close and personal. I had gone to the orchard just to do... -
In the Garden: A bees eye view
10 April 2012Easter's been and gone; the seasonal reminder of new life and new beginnings whichever faith you practise. Spring seems to be racing ahead - catching ... -
More Bees .....
15 March 2012I went to visit my bees today - the weather was perfect, still, warm, and sunny. This colony was a nucleus colony I had acquired late in August las... -
In the Garden: The Birds and the Bees
11 March 2012A Buff Tail Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris (probably a Queen) in my flowering Cherry Like most of you probably, I have spent a huge amount of time outs... -
Not Beefore Time!
14 August 2011Me, my bees, and the orchard At long last I have now successfully set up a colony of bees in a local orchard, and I can't tell you how much pleasure t... -
To Bee or not to bee ....
03 July 2011Me and some of my fellow students taking part in apiary training classes Tonight, another dream came true - I phoned a bee-keeper that the nice gentle... -
Nice things come to those who wait ...
30 June 2011one of my hives, ready and waiting to find a home and be filled with bees I have babbled endlessly about this to friends, and anyone willing to liste... -
What the well dressed Hen is wearing this season
18 February 2011Six tabards, hand knitted by a fellow ex battery hen keeper to help keep hens warm During my investigations into keeping hens, it became apparent to m... -
More from this Bird and the Bees
10 February 2011Rosa rugosa 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup' at Mottisfont Abbey, May 2008. As seen above, my fascination with bees has been long standing, I can sit and watch... -
This Bird and the Bees
29 January 2011Bees have always fascinated me, regardless of which species, their selfless industry is an example to us all. Without the bees, we will be in dire str...