Today the master bee-keeper phoned to let us know about the untimely death of one of his colonies & his new 'Buckfast Queen'! It is so upsetting when a tragedy like this occurs to a local colony. Bee- keepers are a close community with a shared passion and fascination with the secret life of bees! The decline of the colony was swift & deadly, it leaves us all in mourning for the loss of these wonderful miracle workers. Today, I was pleased to spend time gift wrapping 'Aphrodite's Honey' from the summer - it invoked memories of happy summer days amongst the flowers accompanied by the hum of our industrious little pollinaters.
