Tag Archives: Swarms

ONBG meeting April 2022 – swarm prep

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Paul

18 bee-folk gathered at Paul’s out-apiary to discuss catching and hiving swarms, inspect TBHs and picnic and gabble about bees. Other topics were winter losses, the 2023 Learning from the Bees conference and mushrooms.

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ONBG meeting June 2021 – another Bee Tea at Dee!

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Paul

Once Covid lockdown rules were relaxed to allow up to 30 people to gather outdoors, it took Jane 6 microseconds to arrange a garden meeting at her amazing “country cottage in the middle of Oxford”. 13 of us gathered to … Continue reading →

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Preparing for swarm season

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Paul

Swarms begin around late April in Oxfordshire, first in the warmer southern part and the heat islands of the towns and cities, then a couple of weeks later in the rural parts. In earlier years we’ve written on this blog … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: evolution in action

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Paul

I can’t help wondering if the lockdown will make people reassess high-intervention beekeeping. This lockdown is going to exert heavy selection pressure for colonies that can fend for themselves.

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Spreading the Bee Buzz #8 – Apis, Bombus, and many more

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Paul

The latest in our series on beekeeping for a village magazine – written for non-beekeepers, and to suit the broad range of ages and knowledge among the readers. The poor spring seems to have both delayed and reduced the number … Continue reading →

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My first fortnight of beekeeping (and the two-swarm, one-hive mystery)

Posted on July 7, 2016 by pritchard237

I had only half-believed that it was possible to attract a swarm. I knew about it in theory, but it just seemed so unlikely that a swarm of bees, with a whole world of hollow-trees and unsealed roof-spaces to call … Continue reading →

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Catching a swarm

Posted on June 4, 2016 by jonnywoods

morning – I have aswarm in my garden & am trying to catch it – but need some advice…. – they have gathered at chest height in a bush.  Ive put an upside down bucket over the top of the … Continue reading →

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