Drought drying up honey as bees struggle to find flowering plants

By Chris Bath
Updated August 22 2018 - 3:30pm, first published 2:10pm
Honey trap: Deon Heemskerk has been forced to move most of his bee hives from Bendemeer to a Tamworth nursery due to the drought. Photo: Chris Bath
Honey trap: Deon Heemskerk has been forced to move most of his bee hives from Bendemeer to a Tamworth nursery due to the drought. Photo: Chris Bath

A local beekeeper has been forced to move the majority of his hives to a Tamworth nursery after the hives began turning on each other due to the drought.

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