Inkberrow is a village in the fruit-growing country east of Worcester, best known as the model for Ambridge in BBC Radio 4's The Archers — the Old Bull Inn here directly inspired The Bull. The village sits on the rolling mixed farmland between the Avon vale to the south and the apple, pear and plum orchards of the old Worcestershire fruit belt, and the Worcestershire BKA's Evesham branch covers the wider area. The surrounding landscape — the Vale of Evesham orchards at Flyford Flavell and Dormston, the oilseed rape and cereal fields of the open arable country toward Alcester, the hedgerow-rich lanes between Inkberrow and Feckenham, and the bramble-dense margins of the disused railway formation at Stock Wood — gives local bees a long, mixed agricultural season.
Collectors regularly attend swarms in the fruit orchards and old walled-garden remnants around Inkberrow and Dormston, in the lime and horse chestnut trees of the village green and churchyard, in the hedgerow oaks and bramble tangles of the Alcester and Feckenham lanes, and in the chimney pots and eaves of the older farmhouses and black-and-white cottages throughout the parish.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
WR11 4UG· approx. 6 km
Visit websiteCV37 6QW· approx. 17 km
Visit websiteWR1 1AA· approx. 18 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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