Maguiresbridge is a working agricultural village on the Colebrooke River in south-east Fermanagh, close to the Monaghan border. The Colebrooke River corridor carries mature lime and sycamore in the estate grounds nearby, giving a reliable mid-summer nectar source. The surrounding drumlin farmland is densely hedged with hawthorn and blackthorn — one of the most productive spring forage landscapes in this part of the county. Bramble and meadowsweet fill the river banks and field margins through summer. Ivy on old stone farm buildings and gatepost walls supports late foraging through September and October. The gentle drumlins carry some rough limestone grassland patches with wild marjoram.
Swarms in Maguiresbridge are commonly reported in the lime and sycamore trees along the Colebrooke River banks, in the dense hawthorn hedges along the Lisnaskea and Enniskillen Roads, on the ivy-covered walls of the old estate yard near the bridge, and in the mature trees at the riverside mill site on the edge of the village.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
BT26 6NH· approx. 92 km
LL77 7NX· approx. 232 km
CA24 3HZ· approx. 249 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Blackthorn and hawthorn on limestone hedges open the year; sycamore fills May. Lime in Enniskillen gives a strong June flow. Bramble is dense; the lough islands' limestone grassland contributes wild thyme, marjoram and knapweed. Hemp agrimony and purple loosestrife along the Erne and its tributaries carry a long late-summer flow. A modest ling heather crop on the Cuilcagh uplands, and ivy on old lakeside cottages, close a long mild year.
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