Warm sunny days in early September are good news. The Victoria plums in the back garden are the best and…
Another busy week passed in a blur. I tweaked a chest muscle last Friday lifting a really heavy super of…
Harvesting Oil Seed Rape Crop. Three weeks of gloriously warm and sunny weather ended abruptly last Tuesday. The temperature almost…
Checking Out The Shops. My plan, after the Ulster Beekeepers Association Annual Conference at Greenmount, was to head down to…
Radio Programmes. I’ve enjoyed listening to these progammes which are still available for you to access. The Kew Garden series…
The first is a BBC Farming World production where the presenter visits the National Honey Show in London and interviews…
I don’t have before and after pictures to evidence my latest story. Sorry. First aid takes priority over photography. Four…
Options. Ling heather, Calluna vulgaris, produces a honey with the unique property of being a gel unless stirred or agitated.…
First Honey Sale for Dog. I’m excited to sell my first jar of honey for medicinal purposes. My neighbour, Oscar,…
A Sad Day for Magazine. Established in 1910, this magazine has been supporting small farmers, allotment holders and gardeners for…