Hi,
I'll not have space for keeping any swarms, but I'm happy to help out with
any swarm-catching in East Oxford if I'm around. My number is 07943 587062.
Jack
On 27 March 2018 at 21:07, Paul Honigmann <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi all,
last year we caught and distributed at least 31 swarms. We can expect them
to begin appearing in April.
If you want swarms this year please say, stating: how many; your postcode;
and telephone number(s). These will be distributed to everyone on this
mailing list in the form of a list of who-wants-what. When a swarm appears,
the procedure is:
- (If it's already been caught by someone and is being offered to the
group) - first offered to people physically near it, and people with no
bees at all;
- (If it's been reported up a tree in a park or something) - we ring
the person nearest it who wants a swarm, and you go get it yourself.
Swarms sometimes only hang around for half an hour, so *if you don't
answer your phone we ring the next nearest person. *We sometimes leave a
voicemail saying "ring back in 5 minutes if you want this swarm" - and we
mean it.
Anyhow, let us know if you want any!
Paul
