Swarm Habitat

Swarming is a honeybee colony’s natural means of reproduction where the colony every Spring splits into two or three distinct colonies leaving the mother nest in search of a new home.  Swarming is a honeybees most vulnerable stage of life.  It’s estimated that 80% of swarms perish in their first year and this can be attributed to lack of suitable habitat.  

Dangerous hollow limbs and trees are regularly felled for safety reasons and this in turn contributes to lack of habitat