Typical swarm locations
Swarms in Driffield settle on farm outbuilding eaves along the Wolds lanes, on garden walls around the market place and on the allotment hedges off Scarborough Road. Collectors regularly cover the surrounding Wolds villages.
East Riding of Yorkshire · Swarm collection
Bee swarm in Driffield? Help is a minute away.
Driffield — the capital of the Yorkshire Wolds — is a compact market town at the centre of the chalk farming country. Oilseed rape dominates the early flow; hawthorn hedgerows and Wolds chalk grassland carry a quieter but distinctive midsummer crop.
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Beekeeping associations near Driffield
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
Beverley Beekeepers
HU17 9BA· approx. 19 km
Visit websiteScarborough Beekeepers
YO11 3PE· approx. 25 km
Visit websiteMalton Beekeepers
YO17 7HD· approx. 27 km
Association data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Forage in East Riding of Yorkshire
Oilseed rape is the defining early flow across the Wolds and Holderness plain. Hawthorn and field maple line the hedgerows. Lime lights the streets of Beverley, Driffield, Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) and Bridlington. The Wolds chalk grasslands carry thyme, knapweed and sainfoin; bramble and rosebay willowherb are universal. Coastal sea-buckthorn at Spurn adds a distinctive late-summer flow, and a strong ivy flow on the East Riding's pantile villages closes the year.
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