Introducing New Kids educational fun packs

Two nursery schools have signed up for the Adopt a Beehive campaign. This has spurred me on to looking at the knowledge we can pass onto kids about the problems with honey bees.

I have put together a small education pack - My first honey bee book.
This has been written by a local experienced Bee keeper, Mary Hill and my husband said he learnt more reading this book than listening to me!
Also included are transfers/stickers that show bees, insects, flowers, a honey dipper, a small teddy bear made from beeswax and a small jar of our local runny honey. The whole pack is carefully hand packaged in a clear envelope - ready to give away as a present. It will be available on-line and from our outlets by the middle of August. Let me know if you would like one as stocks are limited!

Our second new colony - named Rose

This is our second AABH called Rose. Named by Carole at the launch af Lime Tree back in June. The swarm is doing well and collecting pollen and nectar from the surrounding lime trees, and now buddlehia bushes.

Two New Colonies

The first colony under AABH was named by Jack Denton - one of our first children who signed up. Jack has since been invited along and extracted the honey making a lovely mess!

Jack named the hive "honeysuckle" as it was his favourite flower. He couldn't have come up with a longer name if he had tried! But the Fifth Trust got to work on a name plaque which is now proudly in place.

The bees have settled in and we will check them again at then end of July.

They are busy working on the Lime Tree Blossom behind the orchard, as well as the fields of blue flax seed. The countryside has been a truly wonderful sight this summer.

Bee Swarms

These are pictures of a wild swarm of bees that took up home in an spare bee hive! We successfully let them naturally work their way up onto frames and foundation. The pictures show how beautiful natural homecomb is - a work of art.

Adopt a Local Beehive Campaign

At the Lime Tree Trading launch, the "Adopt a local beehive campaign" was well received with many sign-ups. Since then we have had a local Secondary school request a beehive so they can put a webcam in it! I wish science had been that inspiring when I was at school...Angie is planning to go into 2 local pre-school's who have signed up to give a talk.

Lime Tree Trading Launch

What an amazing launch we had at the Elham Valley Vineyard - thankyou to all those who turned up to listen to Angie & Sue giving the low down of their new business venture. It was great to see the first Adopt a local beehive supporters being presented with their goodie bags and certificates. After Angies short talk we ate specially prepared honey based cakes, flapjacks and fruit. Local wine made the evening a really "support local & sustainable" business evening. We sold alot of handmade ready to use lip balms, hand creams and lotions, some kits and beeswax blocks