We have lots of stormy weather at the moment with Storm Gareth rolling in today. So the honeybees are very much staying inside for now! But on any warm day they will be out collecting mainly pollen at this time of year. Our photo today was taken by Doug Oster and it beautifully captures a honeybee collecting pollen from a crocus.

Thought on Tuesday – March – 12/03/2019

The following reflection is by Flor McCarthy


In general we reap what we sow.

We can’t expect to reap good if what we have sown is evil.

We must sow peace if we do not want to reap conflict.

We must sow loyalty if we do not want to reap betrayal.

We must sow honesty if we do not want to reap deceit.

Even though we have no absolute guarantee that what we sow will always fall on good ground or that someone else may not come along and sow contrary seed,

nevertheless, if we are careful to sow good seeds we can within reason, trust our expectations

because nature has shown that if what is planted bears fruit at all, it will yield more of itself.

So, let us sow good seed.