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- Hive Type
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- Number of Hives
- Too many - but not nearly enough
As everyone marvels at the beginning of spring, and children eagerly await this week's forecast snowfalls. Anyone else see the harbingers of spring?
I've been watching a pair of magpies carefully (!! ) build a new nest in the ash tree growing down on the bank below my neighbour's garden - which gives us a nice not so neck cricking view from ours. They've been at it for over a week now.
Pigeons have been pairing up and have now settled in the tall Leylandii type tree at the top of said neighbour's garden, at the far end of the apiary (the apiary plot reaches beyond the rear of our garden and the two cottages next door.
Last summer's hacking off and re-rendering of Brynmair also left a 'convenient' gap between the new render and soffit on the gable end and a pair of starlings have been busily nest building over the last few days.
Foxes are well paired up by now.
Most of the snowdrops have gone back, the buds on the balcony wisteria are burgeoning and the 'wild' daffodils in the apiary are pushing out yellow tips.
Meanwhile, snow is forecast and it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (which by the way, is not a naval saying, and has nothing to do with frames to hold cannonballs tidy)
I've been watching a pair of magpies carefully (!! ) build a new nest in the ash tree growing down on the bank below my neighbour's garden - which gives us a nice not so neck cricking view from ours. They've been at it for over a week now.
Pigeons have been pairing up and have now settled in the tall Leylandii type tree at the top of said neighbour's garden, at the far end of the apiary (the apiary plot reaches beyond the rear of our garden and the two cottages next door.
Last summer's hacking off and re-rendering of Brynmair also left a 'convenient' gap between the new render and soffit on the gable end and a pair of starlings have been busily nest building over the last few days.
Foxes are well paired up by now.
Most of the snowdrops have gone back, the buds on the balcony wisteria are burgeoning and the 'wild' daffodils in the apiary are pushing out yellow tips.
Meanwhile, snow is forecast and it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (which by the way, is not a naval saying, and has nothing to do with frames to hold cannonballs tidy)