by marketing | Oct 20, 2023 | Apiary
Reflections from the Apiary It’s October and the end of the beekeeping year. The days are shortening, the wind picking up and, as far as the bees are concerned, the hatches have been battened down. The queen is curtailing her laying and the worker bees have...
by marketing | Oct 10, 2023 | History
1660- Robert May “Accomplisht Cook” “To make a Pumpion Pie.” Take a pound of pumpion and slice it, a handful of thyme, a little rosemary, and sweet marjoram stripped off the stalks, chop them small, then take cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and a few cloves all...
by marketing | Sep 28, 2023 | Gardens
What a difference a month can make! Now that we are well into September, the Autumn weather is certainly in full flow. Leaves are starting to fall, swirling across the lawns as the breezes catch them, and windfall apples are being devoured by hungry wasps and clouds...
by marketing | Aug 28, 2023 | Gardens
Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. As August draws to an end I find myself wondering where the month has gone and what lies ahead. As Shakespeare says, “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date”. Schools are back, children have swapped toys and...
by marketing | May 24, 2023 | Events, History
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A VERY SPECIAL EVENT TO CELEBRATE TARTAN AND ITS CONNECTIONS TO BANNOCKBURN HOUSE! On June 25th we will be hosting talks by world-renowned experts in tartan and historical dress, Peter MacDonald and Rebecca Olds. To celebrate we’re...
