Beekeeper with deep interest in the natural world. 3, much loved, dogs. Oh, and some gardening.
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Last Notes npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature All calm in the difficult hive today and we were able to take the supers off #beekeeping npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Despite having her rain coat on, Storm only made it to the end of the garden before abandoning this mornings dog walk. She was not wet but she still expected her winter housecoat on. Its a tough life being a pet #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Baby blue tit sitting in the shade of a rose giving their self a very thorough preen about 6ft from where I am sitting. So tiny and fragile #nature npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature I tried to persuade Stuart that we may have developed rabbits that had been digging in his recently sown carrots in defence of my dog despite a dog size foot print. But, somewhat more buried than it is here, she had left a clue #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature There were David Brown tractors younger than this in yesterdays display. This is a working tractor still. Don't believe people who tell you all farmers are rich npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature These hives have clearer boards on to take off the honey but we have given them an empty super each to give them space should the balsam give, it may if it rains. If you don't they'll fill the brood with stores and have fewer bees going in to winter #beekeeping npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Went to the Vintage vehicle show at Baskerville hall today. Very warm and the drought meant the displays were restricted. the combine struggled to bale the over dry corn stalks and the wheel wrighting demo couldn't go ahead because it involved fire but we enjoyed it. We went to the garden centre at 3Cocks and never spent a penny, unheard of. Is £80 high for a plum tree or am I just old? npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Estonian one day pop up summer cafés npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature @nprofile…vfe6 I don't know where you are but predator poo may work for the rabbits. Here they reckon lion poo keeps deer away and they would never have encountered them. npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Vote for your Tree of the Year 2026 - Woodland Trust npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Some snaps from the polytunnel this morning #GrowYourOwn npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Just try getting her in a bath in the house #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature The mountains were there but far away and misty today #Wales #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Tomatoes continue to do well with a return to me watering. They are big plants in free draining soil and in a hot place #GrowYourOwn npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature You can always tell when the bees are working the white clover. Not only is the pollen a distinctive khaki colour but they make beautiful white wax when thats whats coming in and the honey itself is nearly clear #beekeeping npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature @nprofile…d2ua ah, as I say I have never seen it in the wild, nor have I seen the bee npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature @nprofile…d2ua those look more like deliberate gorilla gardening than escapees. It makes my blood boil. However I think yellow loosestrife is native isn't it? Not that I have ever seen it in the wild, unlike purple. It even has a bee npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Bee suits came. Supposed to be made to measure but they seem to have measured someone else npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Our neighbour made this new flower bed from scratch last autumn. It was grass before. The garden wall is behind it. He put the rocks along the front then banked the earth up the wall. Then he planted it up almost all with things he'd grown and, 6 months later, it looks like its been there years. It will be a riot of colour soon, its all perennials. (To give you hope Roy is in his 80s) #gardening npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Not a weed you'd expect in the polytunnel. No oak trees in the garden. Now I shall try to get it up, pot up and plant out. But I know of old how deep that root will already be #trees npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Strawberries are doing quite well this year. #growYourOwn npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature @nprofile…3hl6 evening is the best time to do it when they are quiet, cool and settled npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature @nprofile…3hl6 they look like a nice easy one to collect 🙂 npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Wasn't on todays to do list. Just spoted a swarm at the home apiary so now going home to jettison the dogs and get our bee suits on #beekeeping npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Breakfast? Please! #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature I was in charge of dog walking this morning as S has had a strong reaction to a vaccine shot yesterday. Welli comes happily enough but, whenever she pauses to let me catch up, she searches the fields for her one true love who she always hopes will appear. Hilariously, if we are both out doing separate routes, she will come out of a gate or through a hedge, look at me silently then nip back in, careful not to tell him we are nearby and we could amalgamate the walk 😂 #DogsOfMastodon npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Our tiny front garden is starting to look lush. I have revamped it slightly over winter, adding the edging and the plants behind it. I have deliberately not pruned the very tall rose to see what it does. The area gets very little sun as the house is in the way. I do like the flexibility of pots, but will curse the work of watering in summer #gardening npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Daughter is camping near us. Look at this wonderful sunset she just shared with me #Wales #sunset npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature So I decide to mow the lawn, put on boots, very excited dog, must be walk time! Started lawn. Battery flat and some big drops of rain started so yes I say, we can go for a walk! We set off, full of the enthusiasm. At second field gate she went in the field and sheltered under a cattle feeder. This is 3rd field and its all my fault #DogsOfMastodon #Wales npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Mystery as part of River Elwy dries up and changes course - BBC News npub1tfmes09fmc5dyvrwpzvq30l4dxm4dsp9apxttc67yd92l27s6llsk9860j bees and nature Nope, I can confirm the potatoes are not up yet #DogsOfMastodon #gardening
