Bees and Good Advice

Recently I made more fondant in case the bees had eaten down what I made before.

 

The finished result looks rather like a slab of Kendal mint cake in a plastic take away tray!

As it happened, when Paul checked, the last lot  had not been finished! As it was such a freezing day, there was no sign of the bees.

Since then, despite the freezing weather, bees have been flying in the middle of the day and it has made me think about early sources of pollen and nectar to plant... more trees, Erica, more bulbs and early flowering shrubs. With this in mind I bought a Daphne mezereum at the Plant Hunters Fair at Plas Newydd, from the Aberconwy Nursery stall. The alpines were so colourful and all very tempting.

Kittens and hens (and humans!) can be very inquisitive creatures and we are still considering a hedge an fence barrier around the apiary. 

Some good advice given by Alys Fowler I believe was that during this cold spring, better to weed the garden rather than sowing and planting. I have followed this, sticking to all indoor sowing, but the raised beds are all ready and I am fed up with weeding out the ground elder in the front garden so I have been weeding out a few conifers...more later!