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What do I do if a swarm of bees turns up?

If you have a swarm of bees - DON'T PANIC. The first thing to check is if they are honey bees. If they really are honey bees then ring your local beekeepers association. For more details on how to check what you have got and get help see our swarms page.

If you live near to Bridport in Dorset then you can ring us on 01308 423808.

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good as gold

We might even get some honey ...
Hive 5 in our garden, the one with the new queen, is doing really well.  We were well overdue with our inspection but they've been good as gold and we found only a couple of play cups today rather th...[more]

honey hive   queen cells   good as gold   new foundation   supers   
Posted on Monday 08 June 2009 - 23:44:00