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I’ve literally never planted or grown anything in my life. 😁

I haven't posted much here as there's not much to say, until I get my bees at least. I have ordered another Langstroth hive (Paradise poly) as I decided my first year in beekeeping would be a good time to compare that against the Honey Paw Langstroth hives I had planned to solely use. That will...

I'm a sucker for punishment, so I ordered another 6 trees to go in: Cherry, Lapins Cherokee x 2 Cherry, Stella x 2 Cherry, Summer Sun x 2 These are all part of the same pollination group, so were a bit of a last minute purchase and will be planted together as a group. That'll take me to 30...

I’m not near there unfortunately. 😔 I’ve got room for up to 170 trees in the orchard, so I plan to have a good variety, including greengage.

We don't really plan to do much, to be honest. We both like the natural look of the trees we've planted, be they as trees or as hedges, and we're quite content to let them go a bit wild and provide a natural haven for wildlife. It would also be in keeping with established hedges as the site...

I'll check it out, thanks! Though if I mention more planting, my wife may divorce me... 😆

And we're done! The final count... 180 Hawthorn 120 Blackthorn 120 Rowan 120 Hazel 120 Goat Willow 120 Crab Apple 60 Dog Rose 30 Juniper 2 Alder 1 Sweet Chestnut 2 Apple - Adams Permian 2 Apple - Braeburn 2 Apple - Ellisons Orange 2 Apple - Ashmeads Kernel 2 Apple - Egremont Russet 2 Apple -...

So we're done with the hedge planting. We've planted 840 saplings so far, to create hedging that will be good for wildlife, good for my bees, and provide good shelter from the prevailing winds. We've planted: 180 Hawthorn 120 Blackthorn 120 Rowan 120 Hazel 120 Goat Willow 120 Crab Apple 60 Dog...

To be honest, I hadn't even thought of this.

Nottinghamshire. Great idea. I'll definitely look into that. I'd love to be able to graft my own trees regularly.

It's been a while since I posted here, so I thought I'd give an update. We've completed on our land, so actually it's ours now after what feels like an eternity. We've had 1100m of fencing installed, an electricity box installed ready for power to the site and a water connection prepared, so...

Very kind offer. :) I downloaded the app that was suggested and the photos in that are really good, so I think I'll just keep that on my phone. This is why I love this forum though. It's so quick to get good answers.

Thanks - that shows my lack of ability to ID them. :LOL: I think I might order one of those acrylic blocks with an Asian hornet in them.

As a complete beginner to beekeeping, this actually really worries me. It worries me because I might not know what is right and what is wrong, especially if it comes from an apparent authority on the subject. This could be true of the magazine, the conventions, and potentially even the...

Speaking of hobbies, I was going back through my macro photography collection and found three hornets in there. I believe one is a European hornet, one is an Asian hornet, and one I'm not so sure but think it's an Asian hornet. Can somebody confirm the IDs? European hornet Asian hornets (?)...