Honey Time

We have extracted the rape honey from the 2 hives and taken anothe super from hive 1 our stronger colony. I have put the supers out for the bees to clean up and this morning they were doing just that. I will put the supers into the freezer next to kill any wax moths that also like to make a home in the wax. Each batch of honey is very different in colour and taste. The last batch seems sweeter and has a citrus taste I think the bees found some lime trees, So far no queen cells to be seen.
In the garden the mizuna (salad leaves) and yellow podded climbing beans are the stars. The strawberry bed is giving us a pudding each evening and also feeding the fledgling blackbirds.

The willow has arrived so now to soak it and get weaving some more plant supports for next week.