What do you call a glut of Medlars? Our Head Gardener James suggested a “medley” which I quite like the sound of. Maybe the tree has now reached maturity or maybe it was the careful and thoughtful pruning we did last year (I will admit that there was a lot of standing around looking at … Continue reading A Medley of Medlars
Honey Harvest
On 23rd August the Bee Group spun the first batch of honey from the Standen Apiary. This was taken from 'Pear' Hive which is the only one which has enough supplies for us to take from, whilst still leaving some food stores for the bees to use during the autumn/winter months. Hopefully next year if … Continue reading Honey Harvest