july 15, 2010 10:33am
Thanks to some wonderful weather we had recently, Humble Bee Farm has been a hive of activity: campers, caravanners and ‘cottagers’ have all been making the most of the sun’s rays! Everyone’s had a great time – relaxing, maybe visiting some of our great local attractions, enjoying a delicious cooked breakfast with produce bought from our on-site shop and generally making the most of what can be a great British summer.
The new shower block is a real asset to the business, being so handy for our campsite guests. As we are getting a number of first time campers, this new facility is great for them as it has fridge, microwave and washing up area, along with spacious shower cubicles. We’ve had lots of positive comments about it.
We also got a mention in a national newspaper! The Daily Mail ran an article in their Femail section and we were listed under the title of ‘Find a perfect pitch’, stating: ‘Wonderful for families with younger children, this farm has pigs, sheep and cows and eggs to be collected from the chicken house. All pitches – on a small quarter-acre field, include electrical hookup and there are very clean showers and toilets on-site.’ Thanks to this feature, we had some bookings and one of them who saw the article not only booked with us but sent us a copy of the article.
Down on the farm, harvest time is nearly upon us – doesn’t time fly? There is a saying that when the harvest is ready to combine, go for a week’s holiday! Well, Farmer Percy and his wife, Julia, went to Scotland to do some fishing, so the old adage does seem to be true.
Talking of harvest and crops, our last load of wheat has been sold to a local pig farm to make way for the new, forthcoming harvest. All the wild oats have been pulled out of the corn in readiness for this year’s bout of combine harvesting.
The school holidays are here (with our Scottish friends already ‘on vacation’), so we’ve got a busy time ahead. We look forward to welcoming you to Humble Bee Farm.
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