Clogher is a historic cathedral village in the Clogher Valley, one of the oldest ecclesiastical sites in Ulster — its medieval cathedral stands above the Blackwater River, which runs east-west through a broad, gentle valley of drumlin pasture. The Clogher Valley is classic mid-Tyrone hedgerow country: dense whitethorn and blackthorn on the drumlin field boundaries give a strong May flow, with hawthorn dominating the farmed landscape for miles. Willows and alder line the Blackwater margins through the valley floor. Bramble, ivy and rosebay willowherb fill the rough margins and older stone-work throughout the village. The moorland fringe above carries gorse and early heather.
Collectors attend swarms in the whitethorn and blackthorn hedgerows throughout the Clogher Valley drumlin farmland, along the willow and alder bankside of the Blackwater River through and below the village, in the hawthorn and gorse scrub on the moorland fringe above the valley, and in the eaves and ivy-covered stonework of the cathedral precinct and older properties.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
BT26 6NH· approx. 78 km
LL77 7NX· approx. 227 km
CA24 3HZ· approx. 235 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Blackthorn and whitethorn drumlin hedges open the year. Sycamore and hawthorn dominate May. Lime is present in Omagh, Dungannon and Strabane. The Sperrins contribute bell and ling heather in August — a dark, thick crop some Tyrone beekeepers work seriously. Bilberry in the oakwoods adds a June supplement; rosebay willowherb is dense on every disused rail line and stone quarry. Ivy finishes the year on whitewashed cottages.
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