Sit back, relax and enjoy the summer because autumn is just around the corner! Join me as I take a look inside a beehive and follow the exciting life of a queen bee, the warriors that protect her and the cut throat politics of the colony that can overthrow her. I delve into the miraculous health benefits of honey, how it's made and what it can do for us both inside and out. I share my favourite breakfast granola recipe to be enjoyed outside on warm sunny mornings and I try to hold on to these last moments of summer before the seasons turn once more.

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Granola recipe

Ingredients

200g of rolled oats

200g of jumbo oats

100ml of melted coconut oil

100ml of warm honey

Half a teaspoon of salt

Cinnamon to taste

100g of chopped nuts (pecans, almonds & hazelnuts)

100g of seeds (pumpkin & sunflower)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

Warm the honey and mix with the liquid coconut oil, pour over the rest of the ingredients, coat evenly and spread over a lined baking tray and pop in the oven. Bake gently, turning occasionally until lightly golden. Allow to cool before sealing in an airtight container. I like to serve mine with thick natural yoghurt drizzled with honey.

Some helpful time codes in case you'd like to listen to a certain part again

• Welcome to the beehive 02:40
• Worker Bees (warrior women) 04:35
• Male Drones out to get lucky 06:01
• Her majesty the Queen Bee 07:00
• The wonders of honey 10:19
• How is honey made 10:43
• Local honey 11:55
• Beeswax candles 13:04
• Honey's amazing health benefits 14:55
• Honey for a skincare routine 16:34
• Honey for our hair 17:23
• Honey's history 18:06
• Melissa the honey bee in Greek Myth 18:59
• Honey vs sugar 21:04
• How to make herbal honey 22:51
• How to make an oxymel 23:37
• How to store honey 24:23
• Protect our bees and help the beekeepers 25:15
• My favourite granola recipe 30:06
• Thank you for my lovely reviews! 33:33