Pomeroy is a hill village in mid-Tyrone, set high on the central Tyrone plateau at around 250 metres above sea level, with wide views across to the Sperrin Mountains to the north. The elevated position means heather and bilberry are common on the open hillside ground above the village, and gorse is dense on the rough margins of the upland farms. The surrounding farmland is a mix of improved grazing, hawthorn hedges and rough rushy ground. White clover is found in the improved pastures; blackthorn is dense on the sheltered hedge banks. The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers covers this part of mid-Tyrone.
Collectors cover swarms on the gorse and heather ground on the open hillside above the village, in the hawthorn and blackthorn on the drumlin farm lane hedge banks, in the walled gardens and orchard trees of the village properties, along the stream corridors and damp rush ground in the valley bottoms below the village, and in the eaves and stone outbuildings of the upland farmsteads.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
BT26 6NH· approx. 61 km
CA24 3HZ· approx. 217 km
Visit websiteLL77 7NX· approx. 221 km
Association 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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