The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…
The harsh winter continues into February, and children all over the UK are still home-schooling following the second lockdown after…
The Early Days. My bee buddy Cynthia and I have been removing bees from tricky places together for a while.…
The days are noticeably longer and the rooks are squabbling over nesting positions in the local rookery. Great skeins of…
Walking Through the Week. We’ve had a mixed wintry week of stillness with sparkling sunshine one day and raw thawing…
The apiary is shaded till the afternoon when the sun moves further west and out of the trees. For the…
The Week. This first week of January brought winter snow to the hills and uplands and a hard frost everywhere.…
Happy New Year. As I write my last blog of this year I wish you all a happy, healthy and…
Greetings to Beelistener Followers. Warm wishes for happy holidays to all of you out there, and thank you for following…
This week, it stopped raining and a couple of dry sunny days made the land much less soggy. Thousands of…