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We have received the following email:
Some months ago I had the pleasure of buying some honey from your
stand at the Leek Show. As a consequence of this I have become
interested in beekeeping, although I am not yet ready to take up
beekeeping myself.
However, I have a large garden (circa 6 acres) in the Staffordshire
Moorlands and I wondered whether it might be of interest for any of
your members to site a hive. The land is near to the village of
Onecote and comprises about 4 acres of lightly-grazed natural pasture
and 2 acres of woodland. It is surrounded by about 600yds of hedges.
The woodlands are predominantly native hardwoods (oak, ash, field
maple, lime, mountain ash, elder, willow, alder, holly), along with
some Scots pine and spruce.
If anyone is interested I would be delighted to show them the site.
Following this, Dave Buckley writes:
I have been in contact with Paul and paid him a visit. The site he has in mind ticks many of the boxes with regards to apiary siting. The only one it may fall down on is abundant forage. The nearby area is scarcely planted with trees and having spoken to him about what the land is used for in the vicinity throughout the year it wasn't looking great. This doesn't mean to say it would not support a couple of colonies if Paul was willing to give it a go. Sadly he has not got the time at the moment to commit to taking them on. However he is more than willing to let a local beekeeper have access, which may in turn give him the confidence to have a go himself. The site is about four miles from Bottomhouses (Green Man crossroads) off the Onecote road (left) before entering the Peak National Park
To find out more about this potential out-apiary site, email
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