lovely martin took a picture on the day . much more efficient that i :-)See More

super day out yesterday . so many nice people came and chatted at our stall . and here is the remains of the cake after small people and big people had raided the vegetables and hives! :-DSee More

We have a plan .. it involves a LOT of sugar paste and some cocktail sticks.Better get baking then.See More

We've been scouting the cake decorating emporia of the North Tyneside coast as well as the beekeepers' mecca Thorne's Beekeeping Supplies, to find stuff to stick to our (as yet non-existent) cake.Found a nice cake decorating book in the chazza down the road, with the result that the beekeeping junior section has ordered the designs for her birthday cakes for the next 3 years .. none of this is directly productive but possibly moving us into the right headspace .. now breathe ..See More

Had a chance for another little trip to the Walled Garden after our apiary meeting last Saturday. The bees are in the observation hive for this season now and settling in nicely so we sat and had a lush little picnic next to them. I can heartily recommend the beetroot cake from the Gibside cafe!The lovely Sue Adamson, Community Kitchen Gardener at Gibside, sent us some info about the planting, thanks Sue!We'll be there this Saturday afternoon (7 May) with loads of extra info if anyone fancies…See More