The beehives stand in the north-east corner of the Patch in their own enclosure. After a hard time last year when they had to be given sugar to keep them going we hope that there are four colonies there now.
The tree which the botanist found in our hedgerow is the spindle tree(Euonymus europaeus) which is a native evergreen. People used to make spindles with it.At present it has symmetrical white flowers on it but later it will be a mass of red capsules and leaves.
It has been horribly hot this last week and anyone who has been on their allotment deserves a pat on the back!
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