Lisbellaw is a village on the upper reaches of the Erne system south-east of Enniskillen, surrounded by the limestone drumlin and lough-dotted landscape that defines County Fermanagh. The village sits on slightly elevated ground above the low-lying Erne lowland, with improved pasture, hay meadows and intact whitethorn hedgerows stretching south toward the Cuilcagh uplands. The small lakes and river channels between Lisbellaw and the Erne carry purple loosestrife, meadowsweet and hemp agrimony through the summer, adding to the standard drumlin hedge flora of hawthorn and sycamore. White clover on the improved grazing is the reliable mid-summer crop. The Cuilcagh Mountain plateau to the south carries modest ling heather from August.
Collectors attend swarms in the whitethorn hedgerows on the drumlin lanes toward Maguiresbridge and the Erne lough system, in the willow scrub and meadowsweet on the wetter ground near the small loughs, in the outbuildings and older stone walls of the farmyard and estate ground around the village, and in the gardens and older buildings on the village main street.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
BT26 6NH· approx. 98 km
LL77 7NX· approx. 238 km
CA24 3HZ· approx. 254 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Blackthorn and hawthorn on limestone hedges open the year; sycamore fills May. Lime in Enniskillen gives a strong June flow. Bramble is dense; the lough islands' limestone grassland contributes wild thyme, marjoram and knapweed. Hemp agrimony and purple loosestrife along the Erne and its tributaries carry a long late-summer flow. A modest ling heather crop on the Cuilcagh uplands, and ivy on old lakeside cottages, close a long mild year.
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