An English Apiary

I stumbled across my first English apiary the other day on a walk in the countryside between Micklover and Radbourne. There were seven hives in a circle beneath a group of trees with a wrought iron fence securing them all inside. Only one of the hives actually seemed inhabited but those bees had a meadow of wild flowers to work on. I'm not very good at spotting the different breeds of bees yet but they weren't blond like Alan's Italians or dark like his Russians. They were similar to Jessica's Carniolans but smaller and maybe be a smidge darker. Not sure if anyone can work anything out from that.....

Here's a photo of the beehives under the trees:

Digressing from beehives, I particularly liked the house to the right of the beehives:

Here's a closer shot of the red brick house, with its high pitched roof and patterned slate work, its fancy white eves, and its non-square window to keep Jessica's dad happy. It's a beaut. 

Digressing further, if you're tastes in real estate are a little grander then Radbourne Hall at the summit of the hill opposite might suite you better: