This is the time of year, mid May when honey bees are prone to swarm, when they leave their colony in search of a new abode taking with them the vital Queen bee. Last week a swarm of bees alighted in the cherry tree outside the telephone exchange next to The Old Post Office. Fortunately I was able to collect this swarm and take it to my apiary where it is now housed in a new hive.
If anyone in Parwich or the surrounding area becomes aware of a swarm of bees, do contact me on 390433 as soon as possible and I will be delighted to attempt to recover them and find a home for them. With the decline in the bee population due to colony collapse (no one knows the reasons for this, but some say it is due to herbicides) any attempt to promote the bee population should be welcomed as bees are a vital means of pollinating crops. I will be glad to play my small part in this. Mike Radcliffe, Flaxdale House, Parwich.
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