In the last couple of days I’m been sent two interesting websites about bees and ideas to increase the numbers:
Plan Bee is being run by the Co-op (of which I’m a member) the most useful bit for me is a list of ‘Bee Flowers’:
“Alyssum
Annual coreopsis
Annual scabious
Bee sage
Borage
Candytuft
Catmint
Chives
Clover
Comfrey*
Common poppy*
Corn chamomile*
Corn marigold*
Corncockle*
Cornflower*
Dahlias
Deadnettle*
Devil’s bit scabious*
Field Woundwort*
Foxglove*
French marigold
Goldenrod*
Greater knapweed*
Larkspur
Lesser snapdragon*
Lungwort
Meadow [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Bees
Posted in Day-to-day, tagged Bee, Co-op, food chain, Garden, honey, wild flowers on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Beachcombing
Posted in Goats, Quail, tagged beach, chicks, Cuttlefish, goat kid, Goats, Quail on January 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m a little bit last with everything this week, I went on a residental at the weekend which was great fun. It was in Wales by a beach, I haven’t been to the beach for ages and I also liked the beach at this time of year.
We spent loads of time on the beach and [...]
In season this week #21
Posted in Food, Garden, Home grown food, Homemade on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
VEGETABLES
beetroot | brussels sprouts | cauliflower | celeriac | chicory | jerusalem artichoke | kale | leeks | parsnips | potatoes (maincrop) | rhubarb | swede
FRUIT & NUTS
blood oranges | clementines | kiwi fruit | lemons | [...]
Weekend working
Posted in Chickens, Day-to-day, Food, Garden, Goats, Home grown food, Homemade, tagged farming, Garden, garlic, Homemade, potato, sweet, young famers on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This weekend was really good and productive for me, inspite of the weather forecast predicting rain and high winds it really wasn’t that bad during the day.
On Friday I got up late even though I’d plan to get up and start the day, over Christmas I got into the habit of not going to bed [...]
White Texas A & M Quail
Posted in Quail, tagged 2009, egg, hatching, incubator, log, plan, Quail on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I started some more eggs off in the incubator the Friday-before-last, I bought 24 White Texas A&M eggs to try and have 11 of my own eggs in there as well. The time has gone really quickly, they’re due to start hatching a week tomorrow.
I’ve only put in eggs from one of my quail houses [...]
Home made clothes
Posted in Homemade, tagged clothes, college, Homemade, knitting, socks on January 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was meant to be starting a soft furnishings and clothes making course tonight, but it’s been cancelled due the college not being able to find a replacement tutor for it.
I’m really disappointed, I would really like to be able to make my own clothes and learn to use a/my sawing machine to do so. But [...]
In season this week #20
Posted in Garden, Home grown food, Homemade on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VEGETABLES
beetroot | brussels sprouts | cauliflower | celeriac | celery | chicory | jerusalem artichoke | kale | leeks | parsnips | potatoes (maincrop) | rhubarb | swede
FRUIT & NUTS
blood oranges | clementines | kiwi fruit | lemons | oranges | passion fruit | pears | pineapple | pomegranate | satsumas | tangerines | walnuts
MEAT
duck [...]
Boxes by the goats
Posted in Food, Garden, Home grown food, tagged freecycle, Garden, heirloom, heritage, LETS, Local Exchange Trading System, petrol, potato, seeds, sweetcorn, van, vegetables on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had a bit of a rubbish day yesterday, for a few reasons my ‘main’ job is not the funnest place to be at the moment, then on the way home (from my second job) I ‘broke-down’, or let the van run out of petrol. Luckly it didn’t happen until I got to the bottom [...]
Seed arrival
Posted in Food, Garden, tagged Garden, post, seeds on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My seed order from SeedsUK has arrived.
I ordered it a while ago but because they are a new company they have only just got the seeds in, they look great:
There are still two more packets to come, including Tansy which we’re going to grow for worming the goats & possibly the sheep.
I need to put some [...]
In season this week #19
Posted in Food, Garden, Home grown food on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VEGETABLES
beetroot | brussels sprouts | cauliflower | celeriac | celery | chicory | jerusalem artichoke | kale | leeks | parsnips | potatoes (maincrop) | rhubarb | swede | turnips
FRUIT & NUTS
apples | clementines | kiwi fruit | lemons | oranges | passion fruit | pears | pineapple | pomegranate | satsumas | tangerines | [...]
