If you’re thinking that this is the year you want to start keeping bees then read on for my 5 tips for getting started in beekeeping.

All sales of bee experiences until Christmas will see £5 from each sale donated to Myeloma UK; a small contribution for the wonderful work they do for people like my dad.

I’ve mentioned many times that when you become a beekeeper your awareness of the seasons and the changes in weather becomes a keen part of daily life.

If you too would like to explore the area when you’re visiting for a bee experience you may wish to stay somewhere locally, here are a few places that have been recommended to us

Often when we get individuals attending a bee experience their partner or family members will drop them off before taking their own dogs for a walk

The reality of rural living, half a mile from the nearest neighbour, end of the electricity line and water from a well has ‘well’ and truly sunk in!

I’m not the most outgoing of people but when it comes to growing my business I don’t mind stepping up to the plate and making some noise!

It’s at this time of year, as we start to venture out from our winter slumber and begin to recognise the rhythms of nature again, that people often start asking about how to get into beekeeping.

Have you ever noticed that the plans you have don’t always work out the way you thought they would?

As Marley and I walked through the countryside today I played a game; challenging myself to find signs of Spring and interesting shapes, colours and smells.

I don’t get to be with the bees very often in the winter as they’re not out flying, they’re not collecting nectar or pollen and not building the colony by thousands of bees a day, instead they are in a semi-hibernation called torpor.

Have you ever gone to the cupboard to grab a jar of honey and found it’s a pale hard lump in the jar, not the golden liquid you expected?

Christmas is always a favourite time for both mum and me. It’s a great excuse to get crafty and pull down from the loft the multitude of boxes that have built up over the years, diving in and getting creative.

Throughout our lives people come and go, some hang around for longer and others are single chapters in a very long book.

I’ve tried to incorporate gift ideas and some more decorative items for your home, along with some ‘old’ favourites which are popular each year. Every product has been handmade by me and wherever possible is environmentally friendly.

So I was about to get an opportunity to be on TV, on a programme with a massive following - eek!

Through the action of our daily lives we’re actively causing other species to change their nature.

Lightly spiced and using your favourite honey it works with a rich or light tasting honey depending on how strong a honey taste you’re after.

It’s May 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown has been in place for six weeks but the bees are carrying on regardless!

You may have noticed that there has been a lot in the news about single use plastic over the past few years. In the beekeeping world I’ve seen an increase in people making Beeswax Wraps to use instead of clingfilm