april 26, 2010 08:35am
Humble Bee Blog April 23 2010
The May Day Bank Holiday is just around the corner, so we’ve been getting ready for a busy weekend. We’ve been lucky enough to have lots of bookings for what we hope will be a super holiday break. We just hope the weather holds out; this week we’ve had glorious sunshine, even though the air temperature has been very cool of late.
It’s such a relief to see and enjoy the sun. The cows, meanwhile, have been turned out to pasture after the harshest winter in 30 years. The legacy of this winter’s long-lying snows and late frosts linger on: our crops are about two weeks behind ‘schedule’, and the recent spate of cold spring nights hasn’t helped either, even allowing for the sunny days.
Our fat lambs sold at market this week, while our delightful Shetland ponies – three in total – have arrived! They are called Mojo, Magic and Hector. Mojo is two years old, while Magic and Hector are just a year old. They’ve come from the nearby village of Wold Newton, only a few miles from Humble Bee. They will be leaving behind around 25 ‘friends’, hopefully to make new ones with our cattle and visitors here at the farm. We’ve put them at the end of The Dale, where they can be fed carrots by our guests.
Farm Percy has just put up the pig pens, in anticipation of the arrival of our pigs, and we’ve also just welcomed some new Bantams and other rare breeds after a visit to the local fur and feather sale.
The swallows have arrived, heading for their usual favourite nesting site at our appropriately-named Swallow’s Nest Cottage – we know summer is on its way when we see them swooping and making their distinctive calls to each other.
We’ve just taken delivery of our new BIFFA recycling unit, while at the new toilet and shower block, the solar panels have been installed.
More from Humble Bee next week!
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