Andy has been busy over the last few weekends with the help of sister Kirsty and friend Ian planting an orchard at the bottom of Middle field. So far there are nearly 30 trees, some apple, pear, cherry, damson, plum and an optimistic apricot. We have chosen old fashioned varieties which have wonderful names like Worcester Pearmain, Egremont Russet and James Grieve.
To help the trees and to produce wonderful (we hope) honey, Andy has built a bee hive, and it will soon move to the orchard. We hope to get the bees in the late spring, and should be able to gather honey as soon as the summer!
Andy getting ready to put the bee hive together.
