Eggs

A gift from friends multi coloured eggs

She has a collection of Buff Orphintons, Frilly Lace bantams, and hybrids.  What a colourful box full.
Our remaining hen has gone to live with the Wilkinson family ready for our move abroad.  I have loved keeping hens again and when we get back they will be on the to get list quickly.

Self planted roof

Self planted roof at the farm

This lean to has stood for years underneath pine and sycamore trees.  With the current rage for planted eco roofs this is one which nature has created over the years.  Rose Bay willow herb (fireweed) and fox gloves love this shady dry spot.

Honey Harvest

Bees have done well this year. They built up quickly in the Spring and started packing honey in May. I put supers on every fortnight. 

Decapping the frames. 

Spinning off the honey. 

Chunk honey.

61lb of the hive. 

New door to fit frame

The stable door frame managed to be wider at the top and on a twist. I made the mistake of building the door square and then having to cut it to shape.

The wood for this door came from bookshlves I built some 20 years ago.  It has weathered well but I think after being used time and again as bookshelves this is a good end.