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Tag: bees

A Good Start Made

Posted on June 5, 2016 (Updated March 8, 2017) by Michelle Laine
Hay racks in the meadow

This last week of beautiful weather has given us a good start on the seasons hay making. Phil has mowed every morning from Saturday 28th May until Friday 3rd June. The cut grass has been spread and rowed daily, taking about 3.5 days to dry. The first hay was bought

Posted in Hay, Hay Making 2016, Warre BeekeepingTagged bees, hand hay making, hay rack, swarm4 Comments on A Good Start Made

Spring Beekeeping

Posted on April 26, 2016 (Updated March 8, 2017) by Michelle Laine

The appearance of the dandelions, which began a few weeks ago, is the cue to think about the “spring expansion” of our Warré bee hives. Last week’s warm sunny weather was the ideal opportunity to carry out the work. Here is Phil and his beekeeping assistant, wheelbarrow loaded and ready

Posted in Warre BeekeepingTagged beekeeping, bees, nadir, natural beekeeping, warre

A Swarm in June is Worth a Silver Spoon

Posted on June 25, 2015 (Updated March 8, 2017) by Michelle Laine

While Phil was at the Scythe Festival, a swarm moved into the bait hive we have on top of the red barn. So on his return he took the bees down to his out apiary in the village then put the bait hive back on the barn, complete with a

Posted in Warre BeekeepingTagged bait hive, beekeeping, bees, swarm, warre3 Comments on A Swarm in June is Worth a Silver Spoon

Rowing up

Posted on July 13, 2013 (Updated April 28, 2017) by Michelle Laine

Some of the “Stackpole” hay in it’s rows early this morning (July 13th) A very busy day for us yesterday, though not all with hay making. Phil squeezed in some mowing early on before going out to work in a neighbours garden, and I went off early to take produce

Posted in Daily Hand Hay Making Blog, HayTagged bait hive, bees, hand hay making, Rowing up, wales, warre

The Trimming Scythe – it’s not all about haymaking you know!

Posted on May 12, 2013 (Updated April 28, 2017) by Michelle Laine

I was cycling home recently when I saw someone trimming a verge with a string-stimmer. It looked like hot, slow and tiring work – the strimmer could only take small bites of the rank grass, it was obviously quite heavy and the user was wearing long sleeves and trousers and

Posted in ScythesTagged bees, lawn, mulch, path, scythe, set up, strimmer, trimming
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