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All Of The Happenings At Croft 5
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Beekeeping Update: Spring has Sprung (2026)
A Hive of Activity In my 2026 diary April 19th marks the first day of spring with blue skies, little wind and double digits showing on the thermometer. The bees […]
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Spring has Sprung
Nobody’s Fool With April showers appearing through March, and a return to frosty and colder temperatures marking the start of April, the seasons have certainly tricked us and the bees […]
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Beekeeping Update: April 2026
Spring hasn’t Sprung In many parts of the UK the bees are already fetching in the nectar from oil seed rape and dandelion; beekeepers are splitting colonies, adding supers, seeing […]
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March Forward. Fall Back.
Spring Forward As the clocks moved forwards an hour for whatever made-up reason, and the days begin to become longer than the nights, March seems to have taken a step […]
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Beekeeping Update: March 2026
Spring has Sprung With the spring equinox today and the opening off the daffodils on the 1st March it seemed like a good time to look at the season ahead, […]
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Boxes and Rushes
Boxes. Now that January is February things seem to be moving at pace here on Croft 5, interrupted by a special delivery. My belongings have arrived from the mainland! A […]