Jeremy Clarkson has hit back at ramblers stung by a row of beehives designed to keep fans out of his Diddly Squat Farm. The 64-year-old bought the land in 2008 and, after the villager who ran the farm retired in 2019, decided to see if he could run it himself. The journey is the subject of Prime Video series , Clarkson’s Farm , now in its third season.
The 1000-acre Cotswolds farm is accessed via a one-mile lane, hidden behind a five-foot high hedge. The Top Gear host is reported to have strategically placed 11 beehives behind the hedge to deter wanderers, after he and his partner Lisa were faced with unexpected guests on numerous occasions. Walkers stung by the bees, raised their concerns after being stung according to the MailOnline , but Clarkson was unempathetic as he penned a post on X/Twitter.
“Hilariously, the Mail reports that ramblers are being stung by my bees. Diddums.” he wrote.
“I put some bee hives there because that’s the regen field and there are many things they like to pollinate,” he continued. “And now I’m in trouble because someone might get stung. Who’d be a farmer?” One person affected by the hives told MailOnline , “I got stung a few weeks ago and don’t go up there anymore.
He doesn’t want people looking at his house or going in there and that’s understandable. “I understand that Jeremy doesn’t want fans walking onto his land to try and find him – but it seems a bit dangerous to have so many beehives close to a public l.