It is Swarming Season!

For the next couple of months it is swarming season for the honeybees and Newbury & District Beekeepers Association can provide help…..

Report a swarm 07555 180260

If you have a swarm or spot one please note the location, take a photo if you can, and contact their Swarm Collection Coordinators below as soon as you can. If at all possible they will arrange for the swarm to be collected. It’s immensely helpful to contact the Swarm Coordinators immediately you see the swarm and while the bees are still in a cluster, as this allows for the best chance of a successful swarm collection. 

If it is possible for them to help then a beekeeper will come out to collect the swarm.

This is a two-stage process as once the swarm is collected, the beekeeper will need to leave the box in place (until all the flying bees have returned for the night) and then come back in the evening to take the swarm away.

Swarms are then passed on to trained beekeepers to be looked after.

This is a much better outcome for the bees than settling in someone’s air brick, loft or chimney.

They can only help with honey bees, not bumble bees, solitary bees, wasps or hornets – there’s more information on these other pollinators  on their website.