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We've Moved!
We've Moved!
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Bee Good
Bee Good
Another great inspection this week with lots of good news to report. In the national hive, the bees have made good progress at 'drawing out' comb on the new super I added last week. The queen is still laying well, with lots of eggs visible. Meanwhile the new colony inside the WBC in the nuc box is also establishing...
Bees Beat the Heat
Bees Beat the Heat
We’ve been back to check on how the Honeydale apiary is faring following its demolition by sheep. I took Jack, our work experience lad, to inspect the new nuc in the WBC hive and the big National hive. It was hot work during this heatwave, but very cheering. The Nuc box now has a mated queen and she is...
Launch of the Honeydale Kitchen Garden
Launch of the Honeydale Kitchen Garden
Exciting news. We’re very pleased to welcome The Kitchen Garden People who have begun setting up the Honeydale Kitchen Garden. Emma, Christine and Dan have been running a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme in Chadlington, near Honeydale, for the past couple of years. Dan is passionate about growing and is a genius at growing all sorts of different plants,...
Bee-Tastrophy
Bee-Tastrophy
I received a call mid morning from Ian to say there had been and 'incident' at the farm involving sheep and the apiary. On arrival it looked like a bomb had been dropped. Six hives had been knocked over and the stands had been thrown several metres away. This had been done by a flock of sheep which...
Survivor Bees
Survivor Bees
When we inspected our only remaining hive this week, the National, it was great to see that the colony appears to be thriving. We found the queen almost instantly and could see lots of eggs indicating that she is healthy and well, and the brood was plentiful. The colony has already filled it's first super with no sign of...
Busy Bank Holiday at Honeydale
Busy Bank Holiday at Honeydale
Earlier this month we hosted a farm walk for a group of post grad students from the RAU, who came to hear about diverse and sustainable farming. They were the last visitors to use the old entrance, since the new relocated entrance, complete with dry stone wall and farm track, is now finished and waiting to welcome visitors. Busy...
New Bee-ginning
New Bee-ginning
It’s the start of the new season and Paul went to do the first proper inspection of the Honeydale hives since the Autumn. We visited the apiary only briefly over the last few weeks due to the cold and wet weather, and it was clear that the last surviving WBC was struggling with low bee numbers, but we now...
Honeydale Planning Approval
Honeydale Planning Approval
We are delighted to announce that the plans for the Centre at Honeydale Farm have been unanimously approved. We are now in the process of putting everything in place so that construction can begin as soon as possible. Watch this space!...
New Bird Species at Honeydale
New Bird Species at Honeydale
Richard Broughton was at Honeydale this weekend conducting a bird survey, with very pleasing results - two new species were recorded at the farm: A pair of coots have arrived and are building a nest on the pond and a Sedge Warbler was seen singing next to the pond. This is further proof that the creation of the...
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HONEYDALE FARM
Centre for diverse farming in the Cotswolds.
