A bee’s view of life at the Findhorn Apiary

A bee’s view of life at the Findhorn Apiary

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...
Hinterland Hazel

Hinterland Hazel

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...
FHT Land Management  Winter/Spring 2020/21

FHT Land Management Winter/Spring 2020/21

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,...
Green Burial Update

Green Burial Update

A step closer to buying the Green Burial site The Wilkies Wood Green Burial site is proving to be an important community resource with Adriana Bijman’s burial on the 14th of May 2017 being the 24th to take place, a further forty-nine lairs having been pre-sold and...