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Claro Bees is now open Saturdays from 10:00 till 12:00 with strict social distancing measures PLEASE SEE CLARO BEES PAGE FOR MORE INFO
Please sign the DO NOT IMPORT BEES petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577603
Help required for the Asian Hornet Action Team, if interested contact Toni our AHAT co-ordinator Check out the Asian Hornet page
HRBKA
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  • Members Area
    • VMD Approved Treatments 2021
    • Meet the Team
    • Publications
    • Loan/hire Equipment
    • Library
    • Member Videos
    • Demonstration Videos
    • Latest News
    • For Sale
  • Membership
  • Education/Courses
    • Beginners Two Season Beekeeping Course
    • Courses at HRBKA
    • HRBKA & RHS ‘Introduction to Beekeeping’ Taster Days
  • Events
  • Claro Bees
  • Shows
  • Swarms
  • The Asian Hornet
  • Useful links
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Claro Bees is now open Saturdays from 10:00 till 12:00 with strict social distancing measures PLEASE SEE CLARO BEES PAGE FOR MORE INFO
Please sign the DO NOT IMPORT BEES petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577603
Help required for the Asian Hornet Action Team, if interested contact Toni our AHAT co-ordinator Check out the Asian Hornet page

Swarm search Co-ordinator Contact number 07471 784 210

For swarms found in other areas see the links at the bottom of the page

Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association operates Swarm search, which is a free service run by volunteers for the collection of honeybee swarms in the area covered by the association – roughly the rectangle defined by Skipton in the west, Green Hammerton in the east, Leeds in the south and Northallerton in the north.

If you encounter a swarm of honeybees in a public place or one settles on your property, please in the first instance try to confirm that it is indeed a honeybee swarm by looking at the guide on the British Beekeepers Association website. Once you have identified that it is a honeybee swarm, please contact the Swarm search co-ordinator on 07471 784 210. The Swarm search co-ordinator will then be able to put you in touch with a beekeeper close to the location of the swarm to enable you to arrange for the swarm to be collected.

If the honeybee swarm is on private land, the attending beekeeper will need the permission of the landowner in order to retrieve the swarm.

Our neighbouring beekeeping associations also operate swarm collection services. They may be better placed to help if the swarm is located closer to their area of coverage:

 

  • Leeds Beekeepers Association
  • Wharfedale beekeepers association
  • York Beekeepers Association

 

There are only 2 spices of honey bee that we can collect when swarming please check the bee identification page on the BBKA website https://www.bbka.org.uk/what-bee-is-this most other bees are to be left alone and they will move on

About HRBKA

Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association is an independent association of beekeepers with a history spanning more than 90 years. It’s a registered charity with a commitment to teach new beekeepers and educate the wider public about bees and beekeeping through shows and demonstrations.

HRBKA is affiliated to the British Beekeepers Association.

© Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association, registered charity number 502757.

Contact

You can contact the Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Membership Secretary by email.

Chair:
chairman@hrbka.org.uk

Treasurer:
treasurer@hrbka.org.uk

Secretary:
secretary@hrbka.org.uk

Membership Secretary:
membership@hrbka.org.uk

Webmaster:
webmaster@hrbka.org.uk

Examination Coordinator:

 

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    • VMD Approved Treatments 2021
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    • Loan/hire Equipment
    • Library
    • Member Videos
    • Demonstration Videos
    • Latest News
    • For Sale
  • Membership
  • Education/Courses
    • Beginners Two Season Beekeeping Course
    • Courses at HRBKA
    • HRBKA & RHS ‘Introduction to Beekeeping’ Taster Days
  • Events
  • Claro Bees
  • Shows
  • Swarms
  • The Asian Hornet
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