tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post7220514592444251794..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Do you keep chickens?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4394170882552429822010-10-26T10:42:06.784+00:002010-10-26T10:42:06.784+00:00Not butting in BW joining in and thanks for the in...Not butting in BW joining in and thanks for the informationSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24253317163448107892010-10-26T06:35:22.598+00:002010-10-26T06:35:22.598+00:00S'cuse me butting in here re: Tanya's ques...S'cuse me butting in here re: Tanya's question about bee keeping - have a look at Phil Chandler's site - he keeps bees in a completely different way to that advocated by the British Beekeeping Association. His methods seem far more holistic and definitely the way I will try things in a year or two.<br /><br />http://www.biobees.com/index.php<br /><br />I have his book (Barefoot Beekeeper) and it's wonderful - no affiliation, etc, he probably doesn't know I exist!BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7253285882644887292010-10-08T09:29:01.342+00:002010-10-08T09:29:01.342+00:00Sorry Tanya don't know a thing about keeping b...Sorry Tanya don't know a thing about keeping bees - a couple of people on our site have fancied keeping a hive but the council won't allow it.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40484580419316569832010-10-07T19:47:26.439+00:002010-10-07T19:47:26.439+00:00I don't keep chickens...I'm always worried...I don't keep chickens...I'm always worried I wouldn't have the time to tend to them on the plot....I think if I was going to go for keeping something alive it would be bees...do you know anything about bee keeping??allotments4you.comhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22883464252922356622010-10-07T11:09:18.854+00:002010-10-07T11:09:18.854+00:00Livestock is a committment isn't it?- You can ...Livestock is a committment isn't it?- You can hardly take your chickens on holiday with you! Also I'd worry about them if I had to leave them on the plot.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22895611762327413662010-10-07T10:16:41.182+00:002010-10-07T10:16:41.182+00:00I don't keep chickens but I've always want...I don't keep chickens but I've always wanted to, ever since I went collecting eggs from my friend's chickens when I was a child. We've toyed with the idea but I don't think it's the right time to commit at present.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com