Mid Summer Revels love our sausages!

Last year they sold out on the BBQ (for the first time ever...) so delicious were our sausages... So this year they're back with an even bigger order! Make sure you make your way over to St Nicholas' in Norton (Letchworth) for a fantastic family day out on Saturday 23rd June - as well as a chance to get some great grub :-)

We keep the fat content low and the meat content high in our sausages making them a great choice for kids - we can tone down the herbs and spices too for those who are a little fussy - great to have a local school supporting local business, we'd welcome any other schools interested to get in touch!

Andre and Jane

Thinking of getting into beekeeping?

The recent warm weather has really brought out the bees - We've been flat out collecting swarms from all over the local area - some enormous, some little - mostly honeybees but not always... One of the swarms we collected was from a street in Royston - a young family had called us to have it removed. It turned out that the chap concerned's Mum used to keep bees and he was quite interested in taking it up now himself. 

So, last Friday we did our first official one to one training - We organised everything from the hives, bees, suits and equipment and gave an introduction to beekeeping - some great hands on experience and put our customer in touch with his local beekeepers association. We'll also give follow up support when he needs extra advice and help. 

The smell of beeswax brought back lots of memories of his Mum and he was delighted to be well on his way to a satisfying future in being a beekeeper. 

So if anyone out there is interested in getting into beekeeping and would like our help to set everything up please get in touch - We love talking about bees! 

Andre and Jane

Chris Parsons 

Bee in Chimney Testimonial

Dear Andre,

Thank so much for coming and removing the bees nest in our lounge chimney. When the man from the North Herts Council told us there was nothing he could do as they were honey bees we were very worried, As you saw they were entering a hole in the side of the stack about 10 feet from the ground but in the late afternoon when they were queueing up to get back in they must have enlarged their entry hole and cut through into an ensuite bathroom, several dozen came in les than half an hour with some getting into the bedroom itself.

That night my son had to sleep elsewhere. Luckily you arrived the next morning and soon had the situation under control erecting a ladder with a temporary hive next to the entry hole.You smoked a lot out and they moved to the temporary hive. You went off from 12 till near sunset when you returned but bees being bees they had decided that a step from the path up to the lawn was a better spot than the hive you had left.They had swarmed here 

and even started to lay down wax to make a new nest.


I was most impressed when you got down the hive from the ladder top and ever so patiently smoked and coaxed them into the hive with a large soft feather! It must have taken best part of an hour but you were most successful and in the following five days we have only seen two or three on the stack side near the entry hole. Once again Andre a very big thank 

you and I would not hesitate to recomend you to anyone with a similar BEE !!! problem.

Very kind regards,

Robert Greenwood, Lilley, Hertfordshire.

Saturday19 & Sunday 20 May 10am - 4pm

www.letchworthfoodfestival.co.uk

Come and join us at the Letchworth Food and Garden Festival 

Lots of lovely, local Letchworth sausages and honey on the menu, we look forward to meeting you! 

Andre, Jane and Santi x

This weekend

Happy pigs

Images for the Comet

Feeding bees fondant.

Copyright Keith Dobney

Picnic in the Park Stotfold - Jubilee Celebration!

 

Come and visit us at Picnic in the Park! We'll be serving up lots of tasty local produce including British rare breed pork and local honey - from 12 noon at Hitchin Road Recreation Ground in Stofold...  We look forward to seeing you all soon :-)

Andre and Jane

P.S. We were really sorry not to be able to make it to the above event... We had all our fingers and toes crossed for no rain but unfortunately for all involved in poured down the entire day! We're only a little business so we really couldn't afford to attend if it looked like numbers would be down. We really can't wait to do an event in Stotfold - it is our hometown after all! Look forward to meeting you at some point in the very near future we hope! 

Andre and Jane