Tynemouth is a coastal town at the mouth of the Tyne, with the ruined priory and castle on its headland, a popular surf beach, and the limestone coastal grassland of King Edward's Bay. The priory grounds, the Victorian parks of Tynemouth and North Shields, and the allotment gardens and coastal hedgerows of the North Shields fringe give local bees a mix of coastal flora and the lime and horse-chestnut flow from the older residential avenues behind the promenade.
Collectors regularly attend swarms in the priory headland grassland and elder scrub, in the lime and horse chestnut of Percy Gardens and King Edward Road, in the allotment hedges and fruit trees of the North Shields allotments above Dockwray Square, and in the chimney pots and eaves of the Victorian and Edwardian villas of Northumberland Place and Grand Parade.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
NE12 8EH· approx. 10 km
Visit websiteNE9 5AX· approx. 14 km
Visit websiteDH1 3SG· approx. 29 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Spring opens on sycamore and horse chestnut in Jesmond Dene, Leazes Park and Saltwell Park. The lime avenues of the Georgian terraces of Newcastle and the Victorian parks of Sunderland lead the June flow. Bramble and rosebay willowherb are heavy on former pit-head and industrial land. The coastal denes — Marsden, Whitburn, Castle Eden — contribute sea-buckthorn and coastal meadow forage; ivy on old stone streets and garden walls closes the year.
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