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SWARMS

 

The weather has been un seasonally warm and swarms are getting earlier.  Collection of swarms also need to change with the times and the weather conditions.  This month’s newsletter sets out in some detail how to collect swarms successfully.   If you are unclear of how to collect a swarm, take expert advice, honeybees are precious.  If in any doubt, contact :

 

SWARM CONTROL

01489 892390

Be ready to hive your swarm:

 

You will need:

Hive Stand

Empty Super x2

Queen Excluder

Brood Box with Frames (Some Partially Drawn)

Syrup Feed

Crown Board

Roof

If you don’t know why you need this equipment contact the Help line above.

 

 

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Meridian Beekeepers Association was founded to further the craft of beekeeping and to raise the standard of bee husbandry by ensuring that new and experienced beekeepers alike learn to look after their bees to the highest possible standard.

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Meridian Beekeepers. Pollination for the nation, working with Hill Farm Juice to bring award winning apple juice from hand picked fruit from trees pollinated by Meridian Bees. All made on the farm in Hampshire's beautiful Meon Valley.

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