Pollinating bee log A ‘B&B' for British bees, which provides a safe place for solitary mason bees to snuggle down. About 5½in in diameter by 6in in length, £18.99 (01539 488100; www.lakeland.co.uk)
Homebee honeyhive kits Brilliant for beekeeper beginners. The hive comes with an instruction manual, bee suit and details of courses, equipment and suppliers. 11in by 32in, £350 (0845 402 5300; www.harrodhorticultural.com)
Bee cufflinks Delicate bee cufflinks, available in silver, yellow gold, rose gold and platinum. £445 (020-7629 2777; www.wrightandteague.com)
Farrow & Ball bumblebee wallpaper Produced using block printers with the company's finest water-based paints (01202 850262; www.farrow-ball.com)
Burt's Bees hand crème Rich natural hand cream made with sweet almond oil and vitamin E, £9.99 (0845 423 8718; www.burtsbees.co.uk)
Tregothnan honey Clear honey from the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. Made by Heatherbell Honey, £3.50 per 113g jar (01872 520000; www.tregothnanshop.co.uk)
Porcelain honey pot Classic yellow hive honeypot, which comes with a wooden drizzler. £7.25 (01326 311388; www.willowandstone.co.uk)
Beeswax candles 100% beeswax from bees that forage the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire countryside. Each candle is 7cm tall, £8 (01844 217060; www.henandhammock.co.uk)
Bee posy vase A few sprigs in a glass posy vase engraved with a bee will brighten a dressing table or desk. £18.50 (01264 738136; www.jojoglassdesign.co.uk)
Children's bee suits Junior apiarist all-in-one suit, with detachable integral veil and gloves, for children aged 10-12 years. £89.99 (01872 863304; www.bjsherriff.co.uk)
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50 years ago, the English country house seemed headed for extinction. Instead it was the start of a new golden ageRather than perceiving the mid 20th century as a troubled period in the history of the country house, John Martin Robinson argues that it was perhaps one of the most interesting, unexpected and enterprising. All photography from the Country Life Image Archive, by June Buck, Paul Barker, Val Corbett, Will Pryce and Paul Highnam.
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'Meat, ale and guns — what else do you need, bar glorious scenery?': William Sitwell on the Brendon Hills, West SomersetWilliam Sitwell chooses the Brendon Hills as his piece of heaven in Britain.
