this is rather a wild goose chase, but let us see whether the internet can
help. I found these possible country parks:
* Stonor is about 20 miles from Didcot towards Wycombe
https://www.stonor.com/discover/park-gardens/
* Basildon Park is about 12 miles from Didcot near Pangbourne
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/basildon-park/features/parkland-at-basildon-park
* Greys court is about 17 miles from Didcot near Henley
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greys-court/activities
* Shotover is also nearby
I couldn't find any country parks in Didcot or any nearer than 10 miles from
it. Perhaps someone can do better.
Will
On 09/08/18 22:05, Michael King wrote:
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<mailto: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<mailto: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
