HONEY
The bees are now busy when the sun is out! We have had some honey which has soldout in a single weekend soget your name on the waiting list for the next lot and we'll let you know when it's jarred up and ready for collection. Plant lavender, yarrow, blooms which are easy for the bee to get pollen from, wild flowers, wild roses, dandelions...
At other times, in the cold and rain, they still huddle together in the hive to keep warm and dry and to preserve energy. Let's pray for some warm and lovely sunshine so the bees can do what they love - go out and forage for pollen. When rain gets on their wings, they cannot fly home and can therefore starve or freeze to death. If you see a honey bee resting on the ground (looks like a very small wasp!) you could help it by giving it a saucer of water with stones in for it to stand on to get a drink without getting wet - you could also add sugar/honey to feed it and help the whole of humanity because without the bees, we cannot survive!
PLEASE NEVER USE PESTICIDES!! Warm water with salt poured on weeds is all that is needed - remember, a weed is just a flower in the wrong place! Bees LOVE dandelions!
Other plants the bees love are lavender, cosmos, yarrow, marigolds, sunflowers, golden rod, snowdrop, ivy, crocus, fennel, geraniums, asters, poppies...
We hope to have more honey available soon...
Diana@bloomsanctuary.co.uk
Please bring your empty jars back for recycling - thank you.
Contact: Cheshire Honey - Tytherington, Bloom Sanctuary Diana@bloomsanctuary.co.uk
fB: Andrew Grant
fB: Cheshire Honey - Tytherington Bloom Sanctuary
fB: Bloom Sanctuary