Ok, I admit it, I’ve gone full on “The Good Life” recently. Following on from learning all about Beekeeping I volunteered to help clear ground for an apiary allotment site near my house and found out that there was a small starter plot up for grabs. Well, grab it I did!
This is what I started with. About 5m x 16m of weed suppressed ground. I have spent the last few weeks digging and fencing and working away.
There was an awful lot of digging. The ground didn’t have any weeds, which was a blessing, but it did have a load of crushed plastic pots, a shovel, a rake, a fork, a pickaxe and a hammer all rotting away, along with what might once have been a green house base? Anyway, it all needed clearing and levelling and the clay soil enriching.
I’ve also developed a naughty habit of buying the Amazon 1p plus postage books on gardening. In fact I’m awaiting delivery of a few more that caught my eye this week!
This is where I’m up to: fences built, beds marked out and paths laid. I’ve crops in the ground and I’m preparing to build a chicken run at the far end so I can have fresh eggs too! More on that and the epic shed move soon!
Anna in the kitchen 
Good for you Anna! Such a rewarding thing to do – despite the hard work (let nobody kid you that it’s a doddle!) Look forward to updates soon 🙂 x
Oh yeah, definitely takes work but it’s such fun!
What is an apiary allotment?
It’s an allotment site that is for beekeeping. In this case an overgrown, shaded corner plot. Perfect for bees but no good for anyone else. Each beekeeper has a stand area for up to 3 hives and this site should be able to have 8 stands of 3 when we’re up and running.
That is a great idea
Fantastic!!! Happy growing
I’m slightly late to your blog but you’ve made great progress. I love the 1p books too. I have quite a Geoff Hamiliton collection from there 🙂