As you will know if you follow our blogs, we have recently launched the Forces of Nature project with the members of the Veterans Shed Conwy . The aim of the project is to give our local Veterans the oppertunity to spend time with eachother and community groups engaging in a range of nature themed outdoor activities and projects hosted here at Pen y Bryn Farm and Holiday Cottages. Over the last few weeks we have been joined by Martin one of the founders of the Veterans Shed 

This week we hosted some of the lovely members of the Veterans Shed Conwy  and WRAC while they started the first task in our on going project Forces of Nature. This week saw our veterans pull up their sleeves, pop on their marigolds and get scrubbing as they worked together clean up an old caravan loaned to the project. This gives our guests a warm place to stop for a cuppa and a chat during their day visits. In the future we hope to create a more permanent base but for now t

Having met the honey Bees close up a few weeks ago, we really got the bug for Bee keeping here at Pen y Bryn and have set up our very own Bee hives on the orchard! With the help of our expert Bee keeper we selected a breed of Bee called Buckfast to start our journey with. Buckfast Bees are a good choice for us because they are more resistant to diseases and mites than some of the other Bees and they also suit our climate better which will help them survive over winter. Buckfa

Having recently started our very own Orchard and Vegetable Garden here at Pen Y Bryn we have been doing lots of learning and become very interested in getting the best from our crops. We do our best to try and keep things Organic and as natural as possible. We’ve started making our own manure with the help of our Pigs and Pygmy Goats to give our veggies plenty of naturally made nutrients. This week we have been making Bee friendly bug sprays from essential oils to keep the pe