Jane's round Esther's to check out her vertical planting solutions and her new garden bees, but first of all (and most importantly) lunch!

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Jane's having a clear out so has brought Esther some pre-loved housewares, which leads to a discussion on why we're all hoarders at heart. Meanwhile Len, Esther's new dog has decided he wants to feature...There's seedlings to prick out though and homemade soup to eat too. Lastly, news about Olive, the colony of bees from Esther's garden - brace yourselves...

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Jane's off filming so friend of the show Arabella Weir asks Esther over to help her plant her veggies for the season.

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*NEW SEASON* We're kicking off the new season talking about growing your own whether you have an allotment, a window box or a window sill. There'll be planting, emotional chats, impressions of landladies and of course, cake. Come and join the girls for some lunch and chat down on the allotment.

(ps. mini bee update coming soon!)

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Esther and Tom get to make their candles after all, with varying success, with Tom treating us to a musical number to celebrate the season. Happy Christmas listeners!

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Esther thinks she's making candles with Tom tonight until she gets a surprise call - could we have a reunion on our hands?

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Esther has a fascinating chat this week with Katharine O'Brien, founder of Bee Potion who are an ethical, all-natural skincare and wellbeing company that has sustainability, education and ecology at the heart of the business. She talks about becoming a bee-keeper, the social enterprise nature of her business, and we also meet Honey, her aptly named rescue dog!

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Esther's asked Tom if she can practice her quizmaster skills on him, and as a bribe, she's brought some more mead for him!

Test your bee knowledge on these questions and maybe learn a few things in the process.

Thanks to Bees for Development for letting us use their questions.

If you'd like to donate to Bees for Development and find out about their work, please visit www.beesfordevelopment.org

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Jane's still off filming in her ambulance so Esther's putting her time to good use by welcoming the lovely Paula Carnell back to show her how to make traditional woven skep!

If you're interested in learning how to make a skep follow Paula on instagram @paula.carnell or visit her website www.paulacarnell.com for details of her courses and skep making supplies.

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Tom finally makes it centre stage this week as he and Esther talk all things mead - a fermented honey drink dating back centuries. Tom and Esther's efforts may not be supremely drinkable but as ever they make the best of it and there's a whole host of interesting facts along the way - as well the story of how these two have stuck together for 25 years - they must be doing something right!

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