CHESHIRE HONEY,                          TYTHERINGTON

The bees are still out foraging in the waning sunlight, foraging whatever pollen they can find until it's all gone and they will then hibernate for the winter months - still emerging on a dry, sunny day on a cleansing flight, when our cars are all covered with yellow bee poo! to drink and forage for winter pollen.  Autumn plants with pollen to plant are goldenrod, lavender, ivy, sunflowers, globe thistles, cosmos, asters, phlox, anything with open flowers which the bees can easily get into.

The hives have been overflowing with honey and we still have lots available for collection - nothing taken, nothing added, pure, filtered and jarred up!   

Remember, a saucer of water with stones outside will provide drinking water for them - they will stand on the stones and drink without getting their wings wet! 

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!

Plant lavender, yarrow and open blooms which are easy for the bee to get pollen from; wild flowers, wild roses, dandelions...

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 so it can stand on the stones 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! 

Other plants bees love are cosmos, yarrow, marigolds, sunflowers, golden rod, snowdrop, ivy, crocus, daffodils, fennel, geraniums, asters, poppies, cotoneaster, geraniums, open roses, petunias, daisies, pansies, globe thistles, privet...

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