Evesham is a market town at the centre of the Vale of Evesham, the most intensively fruit- and vegetable-growing area in England, set in a great meander of the Avon below the scarp of the Cotswolds. The South Worcestershire BKA covers the town, and the surrounding landscape — the plum, apple and pear orchards of Pershore, Wick and the Avon vale, the market-garden asparagus and brassica fields, the river-meadow willows of the Avon at Hampton Ferry and Offenham, and the old walled gardens of the Abbey precinct — makes Evesham one of the most intensively horticultural bee landscapes in the country.
Collectors regularly attend swarms in the lime trees and old walled gardens of the Abbey and High Street conservation areas, in the plum and apple orchards of the Pershore and Badsey lanes, along the Avon riverside willows and watermeadow margins at Hampton Ferry and Offenham, and in the chimney stacks and eaves of the older market-town properties.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
WR11 4UG· approx. 8 km
Visit websiteCV37 6QW· approx. 20 km
Visit websiteWR1 1AA· approx. 22 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
The Vale of Evesham opens the year with apple, pear, plum and the last surviving commercial asparagus flowers. Oilseed rape fills the middle fields; hawthorn and sycamore line the lanes. Lime dominates the June streetscape of Worcester, Malvern and Kidderminster. The Malvern Hills bring limestone grassland herbs and a small late-summer heather supplement on the upper slopes; bramble is universal. The tail of the year still carries some traditional hop-garden forage around Bromsgrove, and ivy on the old black-and-white villages closes the season.
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