by Kajedo Wanderer | Aug 19, 2021 | News
I have just returned from another round of watering our youngest trees on the land… It’s been a summer of periods of very dry weather and torrential downpours. Sadly for some of our broadleaf trees our watering efforts came too late. We have also finished defining the...
by Jonathan Caddy | Aug 19, 2021 | News
Despite a frightfully cold May where we needed to feed our four overwintered hives of bees to keep them alive, we now are in the healthy position of having eleven hives in our apiary up by the wind turbines and should have some honey for sale come September – watch...
by Christine Lines | Aug 19, 2021 | News
Outdoor Learning Space Completion Report
by Paulo Bessa | Jul 26, 2021 | News
Somewhere in the hinterland beyond the Findhorn Ecovillage at the Park lives a mysterious creature. It has ears like a cat, it meows like a cat and it appears much larger than a cat. Do you know what it might be? It is the Long-Eared Owl (also known as the cat owl)...
by Martin Harker | Jun 4, 2021 | News
The Findhorn Apiary participates in the National Honey Monitoring Scheme, which is important research making use of the foraging of honey bees to monitor environmental changes. We are delighted to be part of the Scheme. We receive interesting information about which...
by Jonathan Caddy | May 23, 2021 | News
By Jonathan Caddy There are many things going on connected with the FHT this spring both on the land and within the organisation. Here is a brief roundup of some that may interest you: EWG Work Party – The Trust is in the process of securing a small grant from...
by Christine Lines | May 18, 2021 | News
By Dr Arunkumar Patel The year 2020 was an interesting year that gave me opportunity to ask, “What is important to me? What is my purpose in life at the physical spot I am in? How can I become useful to ‘worldly causes’ that builds a better future for generations to...
by Christine Lines | May 18, 2021 | News
By Jonathan Caddy Finally a physical base for the Findhorn Hinterland Trust and its good work is on the horizon! It has been thought about for over five years – a meeting place for our regular volunteering and educational events, an important space to present...
by Martin Harker | May 18, 2021 | News
I live at the Findhorn Apiary with my sisters and cousins. About 100,000 of us lived through last winter, in eight hives and were delighted that all eight colonies were healthy and ready for spring. In the autumn we had been given plenty of lovely thick sugar syrup to...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | May 13, 2021 | Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
By Alan Featherstone Watson This is another of my occasional articles about the biodiversity of the Findhorn Hinterland area, this time about hazel trees in spring. After the snow melted in the middle of February, the warmer weather has really accelerated the coming...
by Kajedo Wanderer | May 13, 2021 | News
By Kajedo Wanderer While much of the life on the land is hibernating, winter is a busy season for those of us working on the land. Last winter we cleared the first three ‘islands’ of trees (roughly circular open spaces surrounded by the tall pines), planted 40% oaks,...
