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Bee jobs in Autumn
Despite the summer being very wet, the bees are happy and have been very busy.
At this time of the year, we remove the Supers from the hives, full or not. We tend to leave lots of Honey for the Bees, not harvesting all that we could. Particularly in a Hive with a large population of Bees, I think that leaving large stores of Honey for the Bees means that more of them will survive...
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Despite the summer being very wet, the bees are happy and have been very busy. At this time of the year, we remove the Supers from the hives, full or not. We tend to leave lots of Honey for the Bees, not harvesting all that we could. Particularly in a Hive with a large population of Bees, I think that leaving large stores of Honey for the Bees means that more of them will survive...
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Soon we will be offering a Bed and Breakfast option for guests who would like to stay in Croan House.
We have been busy getting the rooms ready, replacing old sash windows with similar (but double glazed) new ones and upgrading the insulation and heating, etc.
We think that this will be particularly popular with guests who are hosting a Wedding celebration at Croan.
If you would like to stay in the house, drop us a line...
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Soon we will be offering a Bed and Breakfast option for guests who would like to stay in Croan House. We have been busy getting the rooms ready, replacing old sash windows with similar (but double glazed) new ones and upgrading the insulation and heating, etc. We think that this will be particularly popular with guests who are hosting a Wedding celebration at Croan. If you would like to stay in the house, drop us a line...
Read moreVideos of Croan Cottages
We have a couple of short videos up on the Croan Cottages YouTube channel which give you an idea of what Croan Cottages look like.
We hope that they also bring back some happy memories for people who have stayed with us already.
Enjoy!
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We have a couple of short videos up on the Croan Cottages YouTube channel which give you an idea of what Croan Cottages look like. We hope that they also bring back some happy memories for people who have stayed with us already. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/user/CroanCottageshow to write an essay
Read moreCherry Blossom in late March
This year’s Cherry Blossom display is spectacular!
We hope that they’ll last until Easter.
We shot a video on a lovely sunny day and Pierre insisted on starring in the scene!
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This year’s Cherry Blossom display is spectacular! We hope that they’ll last until Easter. We shot a video on a lovely sunny day and Pierre insisted on starring in the scene!
Read moreGood Bee News
When we did our first check of the hives in Spring, we were very worried about our poor bees. The winter had been very cold and we thought it likely that one or more of the hives would have died.
What we saw during that inspection was, we thought, worse than we feared. There were lots of dead bees – one hive had completely failed and the other 2 looked like they were on their...
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When we did our first check of the hives in Spring, we were very worried about our poor bees. The winter had been very cold and we thought it likely that one or more of the hives would have died. What we saw during that inspection was, we thought, worse than we feared. There were lots of dead bees – one hive had completely failed and the other 2 looked like they were on their...
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