This is a very brief update. I have just inspected the apple tree and we have three apples, which doesn’t match over thirty last year, but shows that some bees have been getting in. Maybe this means I could catch some and put them in next year to get a few more apples. All is not lost.
All I need now is chickens as well. hopefully not much longer to wait.
Click here to see the history of my flock.
Good luck with that. I can lend you my butterfly net if you want but only on one condition: Please wait until I’m gone before you try to force the probably rather irritated bees that you have caught to pollinate your tree!
I may just distract the chickens with treats and leave the gate open, it just a game of luck though!