This section of the website will provide you with useful information on pests, plants and poisonous species that you will most likely find growing inside our allotment site. You can also find a section dedicated to recipes - using season vegetables.

Bee Swarm

In late spring/early summer Bees will swarm, leaving the Hive with the new Queen in search of a new home.

Anyone that is lucky enough to witness such an event will find it awesome and a little scary, such as the one that swoop at Hanging Hill a couple of years ago, they flew round and around until finally settling on a small apple tree in a huge loud buzzing ball of bees with the Queen at the centre.

 

Nearby tenants looked on in awe, witnessing an event that they will remember for some time to come, of course hiding in their greenhouses or sheds!!

 

Should there be another one on either allotments site, please contact the Council or a Committee Member to ensure that we are aware of this.

 

We will then contact the Swarm Line to arrange safe removal of the swarm in the evening, if on site they will need to be accompanied by a person in Authority either from the Council or a Committee Member.

In case of emergency the details are below:  Swarmline:   07854 092228

 

 

Composting & Recycling

Composting and recycling -  advice.

 

 

Clearing and overgrown plot

Clearing an overgrown plot - advice.