Much ado about scything
CropSharers had fun on the farm again scything the tall rye crop and stacking bundles of it into stooks. (Love that word! Will try to use as much as possible in everyday life this week…) Check out how we did on our first scything session here.
Andrew at Wimpole Hall Farm
This time we had more scythes on hand, Wimpole Hall Farm kindly lent us two more. Thanks so much guys! Check them out on the web here...
Bees move in to CropShare farm
As promised here is the video of Dave unloading the swarm of bees into the CropShare hive built by Farmer Paul from reclaimed wood. Enjoy!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItP5IW9vvpE...
CropShare is buzzin’ and scythin’ this week…
So this is what I encountered at 9 am last Saturday morning…
Does what it says on the tin
Exciting stuff! We delivered a swarm caught by a CropShare volunteer to the farm today. They’ll pollinate crops on the farm like broad beans and apples, and of course produce gorgeous honey.
This season’s beekeeping fashion must-haves
After getting kitted out in the safety garb, we took the bees to their luxury bespoke accommodation made out of reclaimed pallet...