{"id":126,"date":"2022-02-05T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2022-02-14T17:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:18:02","slug":"swarms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/swarms\/","title":{"rendered":"Swarms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"swarms\">Swarms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people consider swarms of bees to be a sign of good fortune &#8211; but beekeepers appreciate that it&#8217;s not everyone who wants to share their&nbsp;house or garden with bees. If they are honey bees, beekeepers can usually find a good home for them! &nbsp; Swarming bees may sound and look frightening but they are at their most harmless because they have very little to defend and are away from their hive. It is a natural way for honey bees to expand and find new homes. Many swarms will settle on a branch at first forming a ball anywhere from the size of an orange to a rugby ball. Not all the places they choose are as easy to get to as the picture below. Often they are only with you for a few hours whilst they find a new home and fly off. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/gallery\/swarm1s.jpg\" alt=\"Swarm picture - Mark Osgathorp http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bee_Swarm.JPG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leave them to settle down and keep a sensible distance.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t try to deal with the bees yourself.<\/li><li>Call a Beekeeper:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/swarm-collectors\/\">click here for the current local volunteer list<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/content\/swarm-collectors\">.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrow Beekeepers&#8217; Association operates a swarm collection&nbsp;service &#8211; we do not make a charge (although a donation to our funds is always welcome !).&nbsp;Tell the beekeeper as much as you can. You will be asked questions that help the beekeeper to decide what it&#8217;s best to do and whether you have honey bees or some other insect such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/node\/30\">bumble bees or wasps<\/a>. &nbsp; Please remember many beekeepers have full time jobs and families and may not be able to come straight away.&nbsp;We may not be able to help if your bees are inaccessible or turn out not to be honey bees.&nbsp;If you are in Middlesex or surrounding areas then we may be able to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside the Middlesex area your local council (environmental health) or police station may have a list of local beekeepers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can search nationally for a swarm collector on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/help\/find_a_swarm_coordinator.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> the British Beekeepers Association website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swarms Many people consider swarms of bees to be a sign of good fortune &#8211; but beekeepers appreciate that it&#8217;s not everyone who wants to share their&nbsp;house or garden with bees. If they are honey bees, beekeepers can usually find a good home for them! &nbsp; Swarming bees may sound and look frightening but they&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/swarms\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Swarms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330,"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devwphbka2.harrowbeekeepers.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}