may 23, 2010 04:39pm
At last we’ve had some wonderful weather, although until quite recently we still had a cold easterly wind. Our cows are enjoying the mid-spring sunshine, but took shelter Wolds Valley Dales when the colder winds blew earlier this month.
Farmer Percy has been very busy with preparing the crops, including spraying the barley and wheat for fungicides. He also drilled the wildlife strips (part of the Stewardship Scheme we take participate in) with sunflowers, kale and quinoa, all of which will all be used for bird cover. We are lucky enough to have lots of corn buntings, skylarks, partridge and pheasant, so by caring for our wildlife strips, these birds and other can hopefully thrive in their natural habitat.
Our Shetland ponies think that every day is Grand National Day – they keep galloping around their field at a pace. They met the suckler cows for the first time, but this does not put them off their racing antics!
Today is a big day for us with the new shower block: the cubicles should arrive, therefore getting us one step closer to completion – we are definitely on the last lap. The shower block will be such as asset to us once finished, offering all our guests good facilities here at Humble Bee Farm.
We are fortunate enough to be very busy of the forthcoming Spring Bank Holiday: our caravan pitches, campsite, wigwams, cottages and holiday apartment (in nearby Filey) are fully booked, so we are looking forward to greeting all our guests and hope the weather will be glorious.
More from Humble Bee Farm soon!
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