Maybe you’ve got the allotment already. Okay, so you’re rearing hens, too. But have you got a beehive?
An introduction to producing honey for home use and sale will take place at the Organic Centre in Leitrim next Friday. The day-long course costs €75 and no live bees will be involved. Course content includes locating and buying a hive and colony, disease prevention and control, harvesting and processing, organic standards, and the advantages of keeping bees regarding insects and pollination. Tel: 071-9854338 or see www.theorganiccentre.ie. Lorraine Courtney