Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! or Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I can’t believe its March again already. Even though January can seems like eternity, the weeks are speeding up now/ Some of bees hives are starting to show activity and giving them some food at this time of year helps them build up after a […]

We have moved the server to new hosting but we lost of older posts in the move. After all the horrible wet weather and recent storm, I’m really looking forward to the longer days and better weather.

Weather has been miserable, and high winds have finally taken their toll on the older Leyland trees.Thankfully, no major damage and no animals were injured with the fall. Chainsaw time. Will take me a while to get this all cut up and stored but will make good firewood after it has seasoned for a few […]

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! or Happy Saint Patrick;s Day! Even though its a wet one here, things are certainly getting greener. Despite the rain showers I did see the bees buzzing about and back pollen and nectar to the hungry hive. I need to carry out a hive inspection the next warm bright day […]

While those longer evenings are well apparent now, we can see the new growth of spring starting to appear. I see the first appearance of Dandelions in the fields now. While most would consider Dandelions as weeds, they are an important early food source for bees. I wont mow any grass until mid-April or later […]