Bee Keeping

“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.”* *Victor Hugo Well, for creatures so small, they still love our attention even when they are huddled together in the…

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” Here at Hen Corner, we believe that living life to the full is a gift…

Christmas is coming – it’s practically here! As our celebrations begin, let’s make sure that our hearts and minds, as well as our homes and kitchens, are ready for Christmas.…

Tucked up but still centre stage Whilst each colony of bees is almost at their lowest head count, with all the boys kicked out and the girls focused on protecting…

We’ve had a great half term holiday as a family which began in Paris to celebrate the first two years of my husband’s business and ended with us picking up…

Mmm, we really must remember 2014 for the long warm season that began in April and is still proving mild in mid-October, there’s still food growing in the kitchen garden…

We had a wonderful holiday in South West France again this year and delighted in not just eating the regional food but also meeting the local people. Soirée Gourmande… We…

I can’t believe how great the weather has been this year; some of our fruits seem to be ripening early and it looks like a bumper year for honey from…

peachy keen: adj. excellent; fine, worthy We’ve had a first and a last here at Hen Corner this week and the great weather is promising productivity in the Kitchen Garden.…

We knew that September was going to be busy with harvest time and preserving, but it seems that the page turning on the calendar has caused both leaves and temperatures…