We're in Holford. It's a shame, they'll be too late, because the blackbirds stripped all the berries from our holly last week! ☹️

Fingers crossed 🤞

I'll be at Kilve Coffee Morning tomorrow (Saturday 17th) at the village hall, 10.30am to 12. Last chance to buy candles, tree decorations, Wax Wraps and vintage Honeypots for Christmas gifts. 🕯️🎄🍯❄️ Free entry and, I'm told, Mulled wine & mince pies! 🍷🥟

Lovely morning on the Quantock hills this morning for my walk. Who needs a gym with these slopes to climb. Emily Heckscher Quantock Hills National Landscape Friends of the Quantocks Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme

It’s that sad time of the year when the last few, unsold Christmas candles get melted down….. to make new, non-Christmas ones for New Year! All that’s left to do is finish them & wrap for sale. Then loads of prep for the new beekeeping season 2023. #BeekeepersHour #Britishbee

🐝Quantock Queen Quantock Hills National Landscape RSPB @WoodlandTrust Very early, I think! BTO

What!!!💔

In the central plains of Venezuela, Ligia Elena Moreno Veliz gets up at 5:30 am to meet her bees. She likes to go when it is dark out, when the bees are less active; so she either goes first thing in the morning or in the evening after nightfall. bit.ly/40AY5Fx

PLEASE, sign this petition. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6319… Whether you're a beekeeper or not 🐝 Whether you care for wildlife or not 🦋 Whether you eat sugar or not 🧁 Whether you care about your health or not ❤️‍🩹 Whether you're human or not 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👽 It takes less than a minute ⏳ Thanks🫶

Please take action and retweet 🐝🪲🐞🦋

Interesting weather for March! Overnight snowfall. Made sure yesterday that all my colonies had emergency fondant and were strapped tightly. Love the silence from snowfall.

It’s time for the MOD to end fox hunting on their land . Please RT and sign the petition : protectthewild.org.uk/modpetition/ Protect the Wild Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

MY DAILY BEE FACTOID: HONEYBEES eat honey to make BEESWAX: 7 lb of honey to make 1 lb wax! Wax is secreted in flakes from 8 glands under the bee's abdomen. Then they mold the wax into the perfect honeycomb structure. Humans use it in many ways. Please FOLLOW & RT. #savethebees

DAILY BEE FACTOID #HoneyBees wax is true wax unlike paraffin, a petroleum byproduct. Beeswax is secreted from glands 2 build comb 4 brood rearing &2 store food. It is used in drugs, cosmetics, artists' materials, chocolate, furniture polish & candles. Please RT #savethebees

MY DAILY BEE FACTOID •Bees fly more than once around the world to gather 1 lb of honey. •The average life of a honey bee during the working season is about 6 weeks. •Nectar gathered by the bee contains about 70% water. Honey is about 17% water. Please RT. #savethebees

Spare time? What’s that?

Yet again hunt activity trashing the #sssi . Horses and motorbikes on a footpath on protected land. If it had been mountain bikers there would be uproar. Natural England Quantock Hills National Landscape

Approving banned pesticide for 4th year in a row shows that the ban is a sham👎 These toxic pollutants add to a #ChemicalCocktail that puts both wildlife & public health at risk🐝💚 Government must uphold the ban & fund nature-friendly farming practices gov.uk/government/new…