devon pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/devon/ No longer a working farm. Our home in North Devon Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:57:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://chilcotts.farm/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-Chilcotts-farm-site-icon-32x32.png devon pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/devon/ 32 32 Another Day In Paradise https://chilcotts.farm/another-day-in-paradise/ https://chilcotts.farm/another-day-in-paradise/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:57:39 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6637 Enjoying the garden as the day comes to a close on the day of the Platinum Jubilee!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/another-day-in-paradise/feed/ 0 Christmas Tree ? Freshly Cut https://chilcotts.farm/christmas-tree-%f0%9f%8e%84-freshly-cut/ https://chilcotts.farm/christmas-tree-%f0%9f%8e%84-freshly-cut/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:54:02 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6583 Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Just cut a couple of trees from our Christmas tree field. All home grown and carried a few metres to the ?. Can’t get much more low carbon than that!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/christmas-tree-%f0%9f%8e%84-freshly-cut/feed/ 0 Bees are out collecting the summer honey https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/ https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:40:53 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6331 The weather has not been bad or good, but the bees are out at every opportunity. The summer flowers are blossoming, and we are hoping for a good honey harvest come August!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-out-collecting-the-summer-honey/feed/ 0 Another May new buds and flowers shall bring https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/ https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/#respond Sun, 03 May 2020 10:06:39 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6187 “Another May new buds and flowers shall bring: Ah! why has happiness no second Spring?” – Charlotte Turner Smith This spring certainly keeps bringing. The weather continues to be fantastic for the bees. The recent rain has been welcome. This enables the plants to draw up water and increase the nectar flow in the flowers. In turn […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/another-may-new-buds-and-flowers-shall-bring/feed/ 0 The Best April Ever for Bees? https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/ https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:09:13 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6174 I’ve been keeping bees for 10 years, and I don’t remember an April like it. The warm dry weather here in Devon, has definitely benefited the bees. They have been out and about every day. The blossom is flourishing and producing the good stuff …. nectar and pollen. In the garden, the old apple trees, […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/the-best-april-ever-for-bees/feed/ 0 Barnstaple History https://chilcotts.farm/barnstaple-history/ https://chilcotts.farm/barnstaple-history/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:36:52 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6135 We have done a lot of work to the house and the out buildings. Moving a lot of stone, roof tiles and bricks we have discovered all sorts of things, including little pockets of history. Most of the bricks and roof tiles which were stacked up appeared to have been from outbuildings that had fallen […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/barnstaple-history/feed/ 0 Good Friday Breakfast https://chilcotts.farm/good-friday-breakfast/ https://chilcotts.farm/good-friday-breakfast/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:30:58 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6099 Even though we are in lockdown, it could be worse! The weather is fantastic! The sun and warmth maybe shining in through the windows, or you have the opportunity to sit outside ….. it could be worse ….. it could be raining! This morning we sat outside and had a lovely breakfast with homemade jam […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/good-friday-breakfast/feed/ 0 Beautiful Mornings! https://chilcotts.farm/beautiful-mornings/ https://chilcotts.farm/beautiful-mornings/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:20:51 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6088 The mornings over the past few days have been crisp, bright and warm! Letting the animals out is even more of a joy when the weather is so gorgeous. You forget what is going on in the world. After all, they don’t have a clue and every new day is another adventure.

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/beautiful-mornings/feed/ 0 Preparing for Season https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/ https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:41:28 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6069 Spring is gathering momentum, and the spring blossom is beginning to erupt with flower buds bulging and about to explode. The bees are out and about on warm days looking for blossom and sources of water. I am frantically trying to get prepared. This new hive is ready to hopefully house another colony of bees […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/preparing-for-season/feed/ 0 Bees are Springing into Action https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-springing-into-action/ https://chilcotts.farm/bees-are-springing-into-action/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2020 09:16:06 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6032 We have had so much rain in the UK, but North Devon, although wet, seems to have got off lighter than some parts of the country! In the dryer, warmer spells, the bees have managed to get out and collect pollen. They are returning to the hive with their pollen baskets loaded up with mainly […]

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