Bee swarm collection in Wrexham

Hawthorn and blackthorn are dense in the ancient hedge lines of the vale of Llangollen and the Dee valley. Sycamore fills every valley slope and sheltered lane, giving a reliable early-May flow. Oilseed rape is grown on the flatter arable land east of Wrexham toward the English border and the Maelor plain. Lime trees line the older streets of Wrexham city centre and the grounds of Erddig Hall (National Trust). Bramble is prolific on the Esclusham Mountain and on the Ruabon Moor edge. Heather and bilberry contribute from Ruabon Mountain and the Cyrn-y-Brain ridge above the city. White clover on the permanent pasture of the lower Ceiriog valley is still a useful flow in a good year.

The South Clwyd BKA covers Wrexham city and the eastern Denbighshire border, with the Oswestry BKA serving the southern fringe near Chirk and the Ceiriog valley. Collectors here are comfortable with terraced miners' cottages in Rhosllanerchrugog and Coedpoeth, limestone farmsteads in the Ceiriog valley, the Erddig estate grounds, and the large modern housing developments on the Wrexham edge.