2 August 2026
A new home for the bees: setting up the apiary
Chest-high bracken pushed down by hand and weed-proof membrane pegged out — giving our honeybees a dry, workable new apiary, with a lot of help from family.
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Notes from the croft
Short, seasonal and honest. What's working, what the weather wrecked, and what's coming next.
14 June 2026
Our first chickens are home
Two Silver Sussex and a little bantam — collected after a long drive south, and settling into the coop.
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A wild boar at the Jurassic Park gate
Our top gate earned its nickname this week — a wild boar wandered down out of the trees to inspect it.
Read post26 May 2026
The mower for the wild bits
A second-hand ride-on mower joins the croft, and the long grass in the woodland clearings finally meets its match.
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The bees have arrived
Two hives, sited at the edge of the heather. The first residents of the croft.
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Breaking ground on the market garden
Four beds dug, a polytunnel up, and the first seeds in trays on every windowsill.
Read post10 March 2026
Why a croft?
What we're doing here, and why it'll be worth the wait.
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