tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post469850933744728432..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Busy Buzzy BeesSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58508531994962534272013-08-03T20:30:01.903+01:002013-08-03T20:30:01.903+01:00Honey makes a lovely drink called mead, very easy....Honey makes a lovely drink called mead, very easy.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-30996810030796593722013-08-01T00:39:24.283+01:002013-08-01T00:39:24.283+01:00Do you have a recipe for a lavender cake and biscu...Do you have a recipe for a lavender cake and biscuits please?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444521744125814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58978311269170795122013-08-01T00:38:18.288+01:002013-08-01T00:38:18.288+01:00Do you have a recipe for a lavender cake and biscu...Do you have a recipe for a lavender cake and biscuits please?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444521744125814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-83345987763813020522013-07-31T11:14:37.475+01:002013-07-31T11:14:37.475+01:00Congratulations to you for having such a beautiful...Congratulations to you for having such a beautiful lavender. Its scent is unique. And without bees we won't survive, we have to care about them!<br /><br />Thanks for relaxing post. <br />Greetings from Poland:)<br /><br />NatalieParonomazjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428468576082456197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-77683837760119523932013-07-30T22:10:57.592+01:002013-07-30T22:10:57.592+01:00Wonderful to see the bees.. I love them.. We are n...Wonderful to see the bees.. I love them.. We are new to beekeeping and have 2 hives. We just hope we can get them through winter as lots of beekeepers have lost a lot of their bees over the the cold winters we have had of late. Fingers crossed.<br />Julie :o) <br />Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-35909494450352341282013-07-30T21:44:29.862+01:002013-07-30T21:44:29.862+01:00I was going to ask if you 'harvested' the ...I was going to ask if you 'harvested' the lavender but obviously I am late commenting again. I did not know you were in the lavender business - bet that was great. I used to pass a lavender farm in Hampshire on my way to work, it was fantastic seeing the progress throughout the season, plus the scent that used to waft its way into the car. Would love to grow enough lavender to do something with - I used to collect it from the local primary school at the end of term to make lavender gifts that could be sold by the school for funds when the children were at school. Went for walk in the Norfolk countryside today (away from the campsite) and was pleasantly surprised to see how many bees were around. AlisonB43https://www.blogger.com/profile/08351165562595634549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-9014801869358594272013-07-30T21:32:53.643+01:002013-07-30T21:32:53.643+01:00Wonderful. I saw literally dozens of bees on a ba...Wonderful. I saw literally dozens of bees on a bank of lavender a couple of weekends ago. I do love bees, I'm very envious of you getting some of your own! CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-44228338590418091892013-07-30T20:37:29.434+01:002013-07-30T20:37:29.434+01:00well I think you have lots of good advice above ! ...well I think you have lots of good advice above ! Me... honey & eggs in the cupboard !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-33330560788730995652013-07-30T16:18:02.896+01:002013-07-30T16:18:02.896+01:00Absolutely no need for refrigeration, as I also ne...Absolutely no need for refrigeration, as I also never put eggs in the fridge; how do we think our ancestors survived to create the future generations?Rupert Neil Bumfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460239805603476978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-66334454136194582902013-07-30T13:16:41.448+01:002013-07-30T13:16:41.448+01:00I'm going to show my two tiny lavender bushes ...I'm going to show my two tiny lavender bushes (planted this year)this post....tell them to buck up their ideas!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-35323842905357916722013-07-30T12:22:26.549+01:002013-07-30T12:22:26.549+01:00I was wondering only yesterday what i could plant ...I was wondering only yesterday what i could plant in the veggie patch to encourage the bees for pollination and there you have it, lavender. Thanks you for the prompt. You have been very helpful lately, especially your juice post. Keep it up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-90355290958273619022013-07-30T12:13:04.931+01:002013-07-30T12:13:04.931+01:00Honey keeps forever at least 20 years and never in...Honey keeps forever at least 20 years and never in Fridges.We even got honey we got when in NZ 5 years ago and super delicousWelsh Poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352517492013275021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-48039276448751200472013-07-30T11:58:28.443+01:002013-07-30T11:58:28.443+01:00Honey is pure sugar and keeps wonderfully. I remem...Honey is pure sugar and keeps wonderfully. I remember having honey on knee scrapes topped off with a bandage as a child, they healed super fast.<br />BTW although I initially said that I would not go down the juice road, having read your new blog I intend to dig out the juicer and have a go. It would be lovely to have your Juicing Journey made public. PamPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-22677467949370814162013-07-30T11:45:10.045+01:002013-07-30T11:45:10.045+01:00Some honey was discovered in a 3000 year old arche...Some honey was discovered in a 3000 year old archeological site and apparently it was fine - which makes a bit of a nonsense of "use by" dates!sarabandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463833521990218349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-10325768851128252932013-07-30T11:10:40.465+01:002013-07-30T11:10:40.465+01:00We live in far south Tasmania, next stop Antarctic...We live in far south Tasmania, next stop Antarctica, and we sell local honey for a friend. This honey is straight from the hives, unheated and untreated. We are in the middle of winter and most of the glass jars have little crystals in as we keep it on a table outside for sale. Once it is warmed up it becomes lovely runny honey again. We never keep it in the fridge, even in Summer. It has to be okay as people keep coming back for more! No fridge! Enjoy.<br />JanJOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924386091393680487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-44889847971660931662013-07-30T11:04:02.650+01:002013-07-30T11:04:02.650+01:00How about this Angela, easy to do once you get the...How about this Angela, easy to do once you get the knack and they make wonderful presents or simply pop some in your drawers to keep the moths away and your clothes smelling divine (although I think they are much too pretty to tuck away :-)<br /><br />http://everything-lavender.com/lavender-wands-provence.html<br /><br />Also brilliant as an item to sell at a coffee morning to raise funds. You could also print out and laminate the sheet showing how to make them for a nominal sum, something I used to do.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-91657997124109341472013-07-30T10:59:06.346+01:002013-07-30T10:59:06.346+01:00I know a million and one things to do with lavende...I know a million and one things to do with lavender, until last year I ran a nice little lavender business :-)<br /><br />I was almost certain that it was fine outside the fridge, I do have lots of jars, some out of date but still perfectly fine in the cupboards but I just thought I'd check - thanks.<br /><br />Maybe I need to learn a million and one things about honey next :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-69421538763605720232013-07-30T10:58:14.398+01:002013-07-30T10:58:14.398+01:00Please can you give us some ideas- my bushes have ...Please can you give us some ideas- my bushes have really taken off this summer, and I'd like to use some lavender for home made gifts. I know about lavender bags and lavender sugar...<br />thanks!<br />summer blessings xxAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-50500479882278011652013-07-30T10:52:29.120+01:002013-07-30T10:52:29.120+01:00You are quite right, Honey doesn't go off but ...You are quite right, Honey doesn't go off but when it sits around for a while it can set/crystalize but a quick warm up in a microwave or oven will soon turn it back to clear runny honey.<br /> <br /> Love your lavender plants to, Lavender is one of my fave scents. Don't forget to pick and dry some soon for the winter. :)<br />Tasty in biscuits to!<br /><br />x x xFishcake_randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639536696800359426noreply@blogger.com