Time to move the hives

Today we moved three of the hives to my neighbours wild meadow field.

The field has been seeded with:

Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria · Betony, Stachys officinalis · Birds-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus · Cat’s-ear, Hypochaeris radicata · Common centaury, Centaurium minus · Common knapweed, Centaurea nigra · Common poppy, Papaver rhoeas · Common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii · Pyramidal orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis · Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris · Corn cockle, Agrostemma githago · Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus · Cowslip, Primula veris · Devil’s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis · Field scabious, Knautia arvensis · Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia · Lady’s bedstraw, Galium verum · Lesser stitchwort, Stellaria graminae · Meadow buttercup, Ranunculus acris · Meadow cranesbill, Geranium pratense · Meadow vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis · Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria · Musk mallow, Malva moschata · Oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare · Pepper saxifrage, Silaum silaus · Pignut, Conopodium majus · Ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi · Red clover, Trifolium pratense · Rough hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus · Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor subsp. minor · Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris · Snakeshead fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris · Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica · Wild carrot, Daucus carota · Wild pansy, Viola tricolour · Yarrow, Achillea millefolium · Yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor

The bees are going to absolutely love it and the honey is going to taste amazing.

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