Bee Tending Green manure sprouts - this will be masses of foliage soon! pulling the Himalyan Balsam from the compost heap compost for the flower beds chain link unravelled litter patrol at Chamberlain House Read more [...]

It's an orchard work session Sunday again this weekend and we do hope the weather will be kind to us this time! The forecast: a bit damp, a bit cool, maybe a bit sunny later. The sunny bits are really magical when they arrive at the orchard. So getting active on site could be good ...

Here we are, on a sometimes sunny afternoon, laying out more compost, seeding it, and doing a bit of decorative work with bricks. The crabapples at the former Henburys depot are out - so the bees will be foraging and pollinating here. We've covered another 100 square metres with compost, raked it out and seeded ...