Introduction. The temperature has risen dramatically to 13°C after nearly two weeks of freezing days below zero. The other day…
I’ve had another small harvest of pale-yellow honey that might be from phacelia across the river where it’s being grown…
The sun is out as I write early in the morning of the only good day forecast for this week.…
Spring. I can confidently say we’ve reached late spring here in this corner of Nairnshire. The weather is still variable…
November starts with steady rain for several days. The river Nairn is in full spate and nearly bursting its banks.…
June arrives in a blaze of sunshine and enough heat to raise the thermometer above 20 degrees C. The nuclei…
This must be one of the most challenging seasons for bees in a long time. This week last year all…
The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…