Telling the bees

By all appearances, Stacy Cronley-Dillon had it all: a successful career as a brand manager for major names like Pepsi and Britvic, a happy marriage, and the kind of driven energy that seemed unstoppa

There’s something very relaxing about watching a bee busying about its work on a warm summer’s day… the gentle buzz as it meanders from bloom to bloom. However, there’s more at play here than just gar

early bumblebee and the four carder bumblebee species have medium-length tongues and feed from thistles, comfrey, flowering currants and alliums. Meanwhile, the short-tongued bees, such as the solitar

This fortnight, Anne’s thoughts turn to Valentine’s day roses, homemade plant food and helping pollinators

the first flowers of the year carry a specialness that no other bloom or season can touch. I’ll spend weeks looking for the first snowdrop and then, when I finally find one, I’ll get down on my hands

NOTHING said “home” like the kitchen of Nant-y-Bri Farm at breakfast time. Delicious frying pan smells hung heavy in the air and the scrape of cutlery on willow pattern plates indicated the family had