Tick, tock...

Well I'm still waiting for these bees. I'm reliably told they're on the way. Failing that (if 'G' can't get me a viable queen cell and colony that way) he'll give me a ready made colony of his own bees.

I've had a fair bit on the go just lately at grow fish eat so I'm not too annoyed about the delay but I'm conscious of the bees needing to get some stores for the winter mounting up and get to a healthy population, so the sooner the better for me.

Anyway, here's a few snaps of the Borage bed I sowed a few weeks ago. The bees (honey and bumble bees) just love it. Plus it has the added advantage of smothering any weeds growing around or under it as the leaves are quite broad.

The bees love this stuff...

...apparently you can eat them too...

...and they're extremely beautiful plants.

I'm going to sow a huge row. Borage honey is delicious I'm told.

Hopefully more news shortly...