Help. Has anyone got an hour to spare, any time on Friday or on Saturday morning? We,ve got a few outstanding jobs on the Apiary-
Major
tidying of the Apiary site (just imagine
your grandson held his eighteenth birthday party on the Apiary- yes that bad),
housekeeping in the Pavillion and sheds, seedlings and cuttings to be planted
out, the "lecture lawn" to be mown, paths strimmed, flower beds
weeded, the pond topped up (no hose pipes connected to the mains
water remember), routine hive inspections, varroa treatment (biotechnical
- recommended to be done in June), tidying the sheds, repairs to equipment
and brood and super frames to be made up (this is urgent). Then there’s the Pavillion roof, the battery
pit and the water storage and distribution system but they can wait a
bit.
Apart
from the urge to help with the tasks above there is a good reason to visit the
Apiary. The Bole wall is finished and this you’ve got to see! The brickwork is
in an antique style, the kiln fired bricks carefully chosen, the mortar made
with lime and the pointing done with a block of wood and a brush just as it was
in Elizabethan times. There are six Boles, carefully modelled on those in photographs supplied by William Mundy and the whole thing is topped by a tiled
roof. Note also the recess for a dedication plaque in the top left hand corner. Not shown in the photo, which was taken before the completion of the project is the hard standing, brick paving, and a 3'6" retaining wall/seat at right angles to and on the left of the Bole wall. Colin was the project manager. The master bricklayer Peter gave his
labour free and Colin kept him supplied with muck and did the pointing. Jim,
Roy and his son, Richard and his daughter and I carried the materials across the car park and
bridge, (I was wrecked), and stacked it ready for use. The job was completed
well within budget and the time allotted. Personally I am very very impressed and I think you will be as well!
Barry
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