march 01, 2010 10:22am
There is never a dull moment here at Humble Bee Farm!
We’ve just had a double surprise today in the form of two new born Blonde Acquitaine calves, in addition to seven other recent arrivals. This caused lots of excitement in the cow barns! Mums and youngsters seem to be doing well, with the mums on a diet of corn, barley and straw.
Farmer Percy went to market last Friday to purchase more cattle for his herd, but as prices were on the up, he decided to leave it until later in the season.
Spring seems to be nearer after what has been an incredibly long winter. The weather has been too wet so far to plant the spring barley, while the Muston Young Farmers ploughing match was a great success. The event attracted 40 tractors from all over the north, including some vintage models. The winner was from Clitheroe in Lancashire.
Our fat lambs, which we brought to Humble Bee last autumn, have been doing a grand job in The Dale, cleaning the grass of ragwort and others species ready for the cows to go to pasture in the spring. These lambs will go to market at Easter.
The weather has been a real feature this winter: over the half term holiday in February, we had a busy week and the heavens opened towards the end of the break. This resulted in numerous snowmen making an appearance and sledging took place – maybe snowman building should be a Winter Olympic sport?
Our cottage guests also enjoyed the wintry landscape as they could relax in our outdoor hot tubs, covered by thatched gazebos, sipping champagne while watching the snowflakes fall.
Work has started on our new toilet and shower block – we hope this will be ready for early spring. The foundations have been laid, and the brickwork is just about to start, so things are very much taking shape.
Our two dogs, Spot and Charlie, are doing well and are always greet our guests.
Keep up to date with ‘the buzz’ here at Humble Bee Farm by checking our regularly updated blog.
Pictures of the calves to follow next week.
Posted By: humblebee
