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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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Checking the out apiaries
We're learning to plan for our out-apiary visits now rather than leaving it to the last minute and dashing around to find the various bits of equipment that we need.  Notes are great but much better ...[more]

gentle bees   queen cells   nucs   weather forecast   bitter experience   
Posted on Thursday 07 May 2009 - 23:53:44

A quick look just in case
The weather forecast for the next few days is bad and I have been fretting a bit about hive three.  We left a prime queen cell as I couldn't find the queen on the second look through on Saturday.  I...[more]

queen cells   sunny periods   cotton gloves   heavy rain   weather forecast   
Posted on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 18:30:08