Regrettably I don't have any more details.
She was definitely associated with the park, rather than just an
interested member of the public.
I don't know the area, but I assume that there can't be many options for
country parks around Didcot? So, I thought it might perhaps be worth a
couple of phone calls to the likely candidates if anyone is interested in
trying to extract the bees - with or without a piece of tree trunk!
Good luck,
Mick
On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, 19:35 Oxnatbees, <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well.. there are members of the group who still have no bees after swarm
season:
- Sam Acton (10 miles from Didcot)
- Liz Robinson (13 miles from Didcot)
- Sarah Pulvertaft (25 miles from Didcot)
- (Anyone else?)
Assuming someone wants them, we'd need to know more about the situation.
For example if they are 30 feet up, or behind a really thick wall of wood,
they may be too challenging to cut out. It's not clear whom to contact, do
you have other details of the woman / country park?
Paul
On 9 August 2018 at 17:14, Michael King <kingmichael845@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
I was helping out on the BBKA stand at Countryfile Live at Blenheim last
weekend, and overheard a conversation that might be of interest if anyone
is in the Didcot area.
In summary, a woman from a country park in Didcot was asking for advice
about a colony of wild/feral bees that are under threat at the site.
She said that the colony has been living in a hollow tree there for a
long time - I think over a decade. However, the tree is scheduled to be cut
down and she was keen to see what could be done to save the bees.
I don't think she got much joy in response to her query, so my guess is
the situation is still unresolved.
Sorry the details are a bit sketchy, I was trying to show someone how to
make a skep, so only overheard fragments of the dialogue!
Hopefully it will mean something if you know the area? And I thought I
would pass it on, in case anyone was interested in salvaging what sounds
like a hardy and we'll adapted feral colony.
Best regards
Mick King
