Aconite seed 6th May 08

4th February The snow has gone and this year's seedling have germinated

Aconites in the snow 2nd Feb 2008

The aconites I planted under the small apple tree last year are flowering now and need weeding.


2008

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2007

As a beekeeper I'm keen to grow as many aconites as possible because they are one of the first flowers to bloom starting at the beginning of January. Over the years I have built up a reasonable clump in the allotment that now seed themselves fairly easily. It takes a few years before seedling grow into plants big enough to flower and a few more before they become a large plant.

The seed pods have formed - so the bees have done their work and collected their reward.

The aconites have finished flowering the seed pods are setting and the tulips are growing through them.