It’s that time again! I’ve mentioned before the Orchard round the back of work. Our building’s on the site of an old farm that was at one point a monastery. The orchard’s recently planted but round the back of the buildings there’s a few patches of bramble and trees that clearly outdate the labs. I … Continue reading Pressing issues – a Nice Pear
Hello there fans! Well this is an odd time of year, I’m pretty sure my bees should be hunkered down for the winter but with outside being a freakish 18C yesterday they’ve been flying. This is not great – yes it gives them a chance to make a cleansing flight ( ie. Have a crap) … Continue reading Frozen! – Ice Cream and Ice Mead
It’s that time of year again, apples are dropping from the branches. I’ve rummaged in the attic and dragged out the necessary gear, it’s time to fire up the press and get cider making – or in this case cyser as I’ll be adding quite a lot of honey to my apple juice. This is … Continue reading Cyser House Rules
These long summer evenings are crying out for a cocktail or two. As I have a surplus of limes and a certain amount of Tequila, I think it’s Margarita time. This is a classic cocktail, a balance of sour and sweet neatly masks the outrageous potency of the drink and the lime counts of one … Continue reading The Importance of Rimming – Cocktail Hour
The indoor bees are thriving. Two brood boxes and a super given over to the queen makes an awful lot of bees to release in a small space and when I checked yesterday they’d expanded to sixteen frames of brood – which means in a little under two weeks there will be a hell of … Continue reading Bee bread
It’s been a long week but it’s over and it’s time to unwind. I do like a drinkie and for me it’s not so much quantity as variety that gets me going. Who’s up for cocktails? Our household is very much a fan of gin so here’s a couple of our favorites that you might … Continue reading Cocktail hour
I’ve just looked out of the window and it’s still winter out there. When I get in from work on evenings like this, damp, shivering and with numb fingers I really fancy something warming to drink. Most people won’t think of it once the holiday season is out of the way but a good mulled … Continue reading Mulling things over
