Honey Bees can swarm at any time from roughly mid-April to August. A swarm of bees can be a daunting sight, but swarming bees rarely sting: their objective is to find a new home as soon as possible. PLEASE NOTE: Ensure that what you have found are Honey Bees and NOT Bumble Bees or Wasps, … Continue reading Advice if you think you have a Swarm of Honey Bees🐝
Swarms and Swarming
Swarming season is here!!
With the warmer weather coming in the next few days, ample forage and growing colonies, the threat of swarming looms ever larger! Please ensure that you are inspecting your colonies regularly for swarming activity (e.g. every 5 days for unclipped queens) and do not imagine that by merely cutting out any queen cells you will solve the problem. … Continue reading Swarming season is here!!
Damp apiary meeting!🐝
Just as we said. 'Yes, we're going in....! It started raining and didn't stop, not torrents, but enough to stop any inspecting! But, we had an enjoyable Q&A on a range of topics, including queen rearing and swarming, which we'll put into practice in due course. The new beekeepers and more experienced ones didn't seem … Continue reading Damp apiary meeting!🐝
Message from the Regional Bee Inspector for Wales
Dear Beekeeper and association member, We all know that this season has been a particularly busy one for swarms – it certainly has been in the area I live in south Wales and across the board from the reports I get. Please can I ask those of you who are swarm collectors to make yourselves aware … Continue reading Message from the Regional Bee Inspector for Wales
Webinar – Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter – Thu, May 8, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter. Join us for a webinar on May 08, 2025 at 7:30 PM Register now! Alan's talk begins by outlining the reasons why bees swarm, a little of the biology that explains why and how swarming occurs, then the swarming process itself including the communications that the bees use … Continue reading Webinar – Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter – Thu, May 8, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 