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  • Blog

    Will You Raise Good Bees?

    Blog 17th August 2019

    The Green Queens…
    This year is the first year that I’ve used a ‘proper’ queen marking pen – yes, there is such a thing – and I haven’t been the most neat of artists whilst using it. Previous years have found me sporting an old bottle of nail varnish and, as you can see in the photo above, blue glitter was quite a favourite.

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    Patience with preserving

    Blog 7th June 2019

    Oops I did it again…
    This week on one of my favourite courses, A Day at Hen Corner, I made a classic ‘schoolgirl error’. Well, that might not be the best way of describing it as we didn’t make jam at school – probably too much risk letting teenagers boil sugar to very high temperatures. However, it was a mistake that I’ve made on more than one occasion before.

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    Rise and Shine – Get up and go!

    Blog 8th January 2019

    Here we are, a New Year with loads of new opportunities ahead of us, just inviting us to grab hold of them as they come into reach.
    I know I’m not alone in having good intentions for a new rhythm that brings balance to work and home.

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    Show and Tell

    Blog 30th October 2018

    It’s certainly getting a bit more chilly and, as one season makes way for another, we have a couple of Shows to Tell you about (not on TV this time)……

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    All Aboard!

    Blog 12th September 2018

    As Summer days shrink at both ends and a new term starts at school we celebrate the harvest and look forward to all the lovely Autumn activities ahead and, as usual, say ‘All Aboard and Join us on the Journey’…

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    Down with the kids…

    Blog 13th June 2018

    This year, we have enjoyed working with many different school groups encouraging them to consider where their food comes from and giving them opportunities for some hands on experience and…

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    The Year of Fabulous Friends

    Blog 5th January 2018

    As the door to a new year opens, we look back at 2017 with thankfulness for good friends… Last year was our third year running Hen Corner as a full…

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    2017 Season with the Brentford Bees

    Blog 21st September 2017

    The highs, the lows, the transfers and new captains… I can’t be the only bee keeper that has a Google Alert set up for ‘London Bees’ triggering an email each…

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    Summer Season at Hen Corner

    Blog 1st June 2017

    The days are long, there’s time for fun… Come and join us this summer! We have a wonderful programme of courses and events over the coming months, both here at…

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    Say Cheese!

    Blog 18th February 2017

    Passing on the skills… A new course that we developed last year, by popular request, was Cheese in a Day. We’ve since run it five times with guests coming from…