Tag: crofting
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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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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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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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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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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. 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 […]
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And then there was Snow January arrived with a flurry of snow and a drop in temperature. Whilst the thermometer showed a chilly -2℃ the northerly wind made sure any […]
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The Elements December sees the start of winter and the shortest of days. The sun rises as Vernon Kay gets off the bus, and sets before Sarah Cox warms up […]
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Heart of the Home. The first month on Croft 5 is already at an end and as the days get shorter November also seems to have rushed on through. Improvements […]
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The Wait is Over! The day has finally come, the keys for Croft 5 are in hand and the final form lodged with the Crofting Commission and the Land Register […]