Swarms of bees are not uncommon in the allotment but this one is in a rather unusual place!
Bees in the Allotment
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September Recipe – Raspberry and Sloe Jam
Ann used Barbara’s excess raspberries with foraged sloes to make jam, which not only got first prize in the Banstead Horticultural Society Autumn show but also a blue ribbon awarded for an outstanding exhibit.
Here is the recipe.
Early summer in the Allotment
Early summer in the allotment. This is the time when we start to harvest: broad beans, cherries and first early...
Spring in the Allotment
Early spring in the allotment means daffodils and blossom, forced rhubarb and digging potato trenches.
Autumn in the Allotment 2022
Autumn allotment photos by Gil Ben-Ari
August in the Allotment 2022
Two months of drought have resulted in lower yields and smaller veg this summer but the figs and grapes are the best...
July in the Allotment 2022
July in the Allotment – high summer now with an abundance of flowers, fruit and vegetables.
June in the Allotment 2022
June is the month of peas and broad beans. Here are some photos from the allotment in June 2022.
May in the Allotment
Here are some photos from May in the allotment. April blossom has started to fruit!
April in the Allotment
Some photos from April in the Allotment. A beautiful time of year with all the different blossom!
March Recipe – Salmon and sorrel sauce
Saumon à l’oseille is a popular French dish served in bistros across the country at this time of year when sorrel is...
February Recipe – Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways
Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways I had this as a starter at the Landgate Bistro in Rye and have tweaked it and cooked...
February in the Allotment
It's Wales in the allotment in February - mainly leeks and daffodils!