The Bee Guy: This rainy season has nearly washed us away |
31 OCTOBER 2025. The deer fence is up.
One thousand native trees are prepped and ready to go.
Willow whips harvested from trees around the sanctuary are freshly cut and in buckets of water. We’re going to create another mini woodland.
The date has been set for people to come down and make light work of the task – Thursday, 6 November.
Common Carder Bumblebee foraging on bush in The Bee Sanctuary. Clare Louise Donelan Clare Louise Donelan
The spades are lined up against the old shed wall. The big soup pot hangs from the hook, ready to be filled with the ingredients that will warm the fingers and hearts of the tree planters back in the poly tunnel as they chatter and smile and glow in the satisfaction of having created a new little piece of good.
A new little woodland. That will stand and thrive and protect and do good long after their chatter has quieted.
Barn Owl at the World Bee Sanctuary. Clare-Louise Donelan Clare-Louise Donelan
Just one job left to do. A quick run over the area to cut the grass back to make the planting a little easier. Up into the old Ford 6610. Twist the key in the ignition.
There’s rain due........