Ogmore-by-Sea is a small coastal village at the mouth of the Ogmore River, where the Heritage Coast limestone headlands meet the dune system of Ogmore Down and the broad sands of Ogmore Beach. The limestone clifftop grassland here is exceptionally rich in wild flowers — horseshoe vetch, rockrose, cowslip and thyme support one of the most distinct bee landscapes in south Wales. The river mouth carries sea-lavender and cord-grass at the tidal margins; bramble is dense on the dune slack; gorse and blackthorn line the cliff path north towards Southerndown and St Brides Major. The Bridgend BKA covers this coastal section of the borough.
Collectors cover swarms on the limestone grassland and gorse-covered dune margin between Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in the hedged gardens and outbuildings of the village, along the bramble and hawthorn scrub of the Ogmore riverbank, and in the eaves and stone walls of the scattered farmsteads on the cliff-top road towards St Brides Major.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
CF32 8UU· approx. 12 km
CF5 6LW· approx. 22 km
TA24 5BY· approx. 31 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Sycamore and hawthorn dominate the Ogmore, Garw and Llynfi valley sides, providing a solid May–June flow above the terraces. Bramble is dense on coal-tip reclamations and forest margins above Maesteg and Ogmore Vale. Porthcawl dunes and the Merthyr Mawr sand-dune system support rest-harrow, bird's-foot trefoil, and marram — unusual coastal forage supplemented by the gorse and bramble of the Heritage Coast cliff path between Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown. Bell heather and bilberry contribute from the moorland fringe above Blaengarw and Nantymoel. Cowslip meadows at Merthyr Mawr and white clover in coastal pasture complete a long and varied season.
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