Herefordshire, April 2022: Penrhos Spirits is celebrating World Bee Day (twentieth Could) for the second 12 months operating, with a number of honey-inspired cocktails and its bee revival equipment, in partnership with Beevive.
Penrhos shall be marking the second with a sequence of honey-inspired cocktails and a bee revival equipment, in partnership with Beevive, accessible from Penrhos all 12 months spherical to assist exhausted bees. With out the bees, Penrhos Spirits wouldn’t exist. Penrhos Spirits are made out of imperfectly good fruit from Penrhos Farm that might in any other case go to waste, unable to be offered to supermarkets. The staff at Penrhos is reliant on the bees to develop their wobbly apples, honey from the apiaries, wonky rhubarb and wibbly blueberries to create award-winning small-batch spirits.
So, each Could, Penrhos raises a glass to those unbelievable pollinators. Dedicated to growing the notice and well being of bees on the farm 12 months on 12 months, Penrhos Spirits has additionally teamed-up with Beevive co-founders Jake and Faye, to share 3 prime suggestions for serving to bees at residence this spring:
Plant bee-friendly flowers – One of many best methods to assist bees is to take a seat again (with a G&T!) let your backyard develop wild. Plant pollinator-friendly flowers that can blossom at completely different occasions of the 12 months, utilizing peat-free compost to save lots of wildlife habitat. For instance, place grape hyacinths within the solar which give a lot of pretty pollen within the spring for the bees once they flower. In late spring, plant foxgloves and catmint which is able to bloom in summer time to see your bees by the sunny season.
Construct a bee lodge – a big proportion of the UK’s bees are literally solitary. You should purchase or make your personal bee lodge to assist them together with untreated wood planks for a field, reeds, bamboo canes and hole stems for them to relaxation, nest and lay their eggs in! Repair the bee lodge securely 1-2m above floor degree within the sunniest a part of your backyard and watch the bees commute throughout the Spring and Summer time months, we promise you received’t remorse it!
Make a bee bathtub – Like people, bees and different pollinators want water in addition to meals. Offering a small shallow dish crammed with water and some stones or marbles for the bees to perch from is an effective way to assist! This may enable the bees to perch and entry water with out falling in.
Listed here are Penrhos Spirits’ prime tipples for World Bee Day:
Penrhos Bee’s Knees (2 models)
Components
· 50ml Penrhos Dry Gin (2 models)
· 25ml Lemon Juice
· 20ml Honey Syrup (50:50 mixture of honey & sizzling water, dissolve and let cool – use native honey)
Technique
1. Mix all components right into a cocktail shaker
2. Shake very nicely
3. Pressure right into a coupe glass for a deliciously honey-infused cocktail
(Tip: you need to use a screw prime jam jar in case you don’t have a shaker)
Penrhos Strawberry & Honey Daiquiri (1.9 models)
Components
· 50ml Penrhos Honey Spiced Rum (1.9 models)
· 8 x Strawberries
· 25ml Honey Syrup (50:50 mixture of honey & sizzling water, dissolve and let cool – use native honey)
· 25ml Lime Juice
· Ice
· Mint, for garnish
Technique
1. In a blender, add all components and mix till easy
2. Add a handful of ice and mix once more
3. Pour right into a coupe glass and garnish with strawberries & a sprig of mint (Tip: freeze any leftover strawberries to your subsequent daiquiri) Penrhos Dry Gin is obtainable from Amazon, 70cl RRP £34 ABV 40.5%. Penrhos Beevive kits can be found from PenrhosSpirits.co.uk, £12.99.
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