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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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Have we done the right thing?
We pondered long and hard on what to do with colony 3.  We went through it this morning and as expected it was heaving.  The brood box was 90% full of brood at some stage with some stores round the ...[more]

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Posted on Sunday 15 June 2008 - 22:29:34