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Sensory Herbalism
The Herbal Apiary Project

Hayley Anderson – 07929639569 – hello@pellarandpollen.com

Fertility Empowerment & Menstrual Awareness Teacher | Sensory Herbalist | Regenerative Horticulturist

Oooo what’s that nestled all cosy in the Plantai

Oooo what’s that nestled all cosy in the Plantain? It’s one of the last few bottles of my Clear Ground drops. This is actually the patch of Plantain at the herbal apiary medicine garden that helped create this remedy. Gratitude to you ancient one. There’s something amazing about being able to return a remedy to its place of origin.

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These drops are a great remedy for hayfever or where grounding & clarity is needed. They can support you:

• in clearing excess mucus/congestion in the head, throat or sinuses.

• as a natural anti-histamine, alleviating allergy symptoms.

• in shifting any long stuck emotional states that need a fresh perspective.

• with anxiety from feeling ungrounded or disconnected to the earth ~ bringing us back to ground & helping to contains airy thoughts or emotions.

• to clear confusion or foggyness in the head so you can think clearly. Great for maintaining clarity for finishing projects or in making important decisions.

• for being honest with yourself & others. It’s helpful to take for a period of time running up to an important meeting/discussion/negotiation where you need to hold your truth clearly & stand your ground. In this way the drops help us to maintain healthy limits & boundaries.

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Plantain is so powerful for grounding & containing. It was the first herb that drew me in to working in an energetic micro drop-dose way. I’m not someone who can easily earth themselves (I’m all air & fire). I need to manage this & consciously seek out earth. Plantain is an excellent go-to support for me. It is an incredibly simple & ancient plant that has survived many climate shifts including ice ages so there’s some real staying power held within it. It makes this a wonderful remedy for standing our ground & weathering the storm (literal or emotional).

Also in this blend are Nettle & Elderflower. Nettle is deeply nourishing, contains anti-histamine & encourages shifts through release. Elderflower brings clarity by promoting a clearing out, particularly to the head & sinuses but also energetically.

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The last few bottles of these drops are available to order through my website x

Mothers who mulch! Over the last few years I’ve

Mothers who mulch!

Over the last few years I’ve noticed Devon’s rainfall pattern shifting. The land is becoming drier earlier with less frequent rainfall during the spring. Anyone else also noticing this?

Mulching is becoming a necessity earlier & earlier in the spring at the herbal apiary to protect the soil from drying out and cracking open. Any moisture that can be retained by mulching has become vital. Grateful that the babe is happy to help me out with this urgent task!

Winter rainfall here in Devon is a force so I’ve been steadily increasing my winter rainfall collection capacity to last through these dry spells. Each year I add another few water containers to the land. This year, I’ve got just about enough rainwater to get the herbs bedded in but then they’ll be on their own with the helping hand on some nice protective mulch 👍🏼

After months of dried Lemonbalm afternoon teas to

After months of dried Lemonbalm afternoon teas to carry me through the last part of the mothering day, it’s a dream to pick it fresh 🌿

Lemonbalm is thymoleptic which means it has a calming & uplifting action on the body. It is often referred to as a herbal anti-depressant. It has an affinity with the honeybee ~ we used it to lure wild swarms into empty hives with great success. I often find honeybees just hanging out on the leaves ~ like they are energetically recharging ... & spiders ~ spiders seem drawn to it too ... definitely feels like a herb of the feminine, receptive parts of things.

A glimpse of the fresh medicine available at the h

A glimpse of the fresh medicine available at the herbal apiary garden at the moment. This mineral-rich lusciousness was gathered today to make a spring herbal vinegar.

In the basket is Dandelion flowers & leaves, Plantain leaves, Yarrow leaves, Lemonbalm tops, Nettle tops & Cleavers. Each packed with their own cocktail of fresh vitamins & minerals to be captured in apple cider vinegar to bring a nutritional boost to our meals for the rest of the year. I like to use it as a dressing on greens like kale and chard.

It’s super easy to make a herbal vinegar - chop your fresh herbs into a sterilised jar, cover in apple cider vinegar & strain after a lunar cycle 🌗

Access to land I can get my hands into is a non-ne

Access to land I can get my hands into is a non-negotiable need for me. I have an internal alarm clock that goes off if it’s been too long since my fingers touched the soil - just before the alarm goes off, it feels like an internal fog is setting in.

After a string of much interrupted nights with my daughter, I SO needed this alone time on the land this morning. I am reset. It’s a reminder that at my core, I am a land girl. I’ve worked hard over last decade to shape a life that allows me this level of intimacy with soil, plants & all their connections. I’m grateful for my fierce commitment to this today. It is essential in motherhood.

I planted out some sweet nectar flowing offerings amongst the herb beds for the pollinators this morning - mostly Vetch, Lupin & Phacelia with some clovers intermixed. Feels good.

I have a reoccurring dream of women’s hands working away at the soil. This photo really reminds me of it.

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