In the summer of 2016 we received our very first swarm of Honey Bees. They're local bees, the swarm was collected from a tree they'd chosen as a temporary residence. They were put into the hive, given some syrup to keep them fed whilst they checked out their new home and found themselves pollen and nectar supplies.
Our second hive became occupied at the end of May 2017 and we now have 2 hives of very active bees. We sell local honey at the nursery, the honey we have at present has been collected from bees from Elston, we hope to have nursery honey available this summer.
If you would like
to observe the hive, you are welcome to pay us a visit during opening hours and we will be happy to answer any questions you have.
If you'd like to know what plants are good to grow for Bees, have a look at our Honey Bees Blog.
Watch the YouTube film below to see what they are up in the middle of August. They are a fairly small colony so theres not that much activity, yet..... The film is playing back at 2x speed.
