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Happy New Year to you and your bees. Saturday 4th January—Apiary Meeting Tal y Cafn at 1.30pm. We’ll check the colonies and treat with oxalic acid, to knock down any varroa mites. Bee suits available, please bring wellies. Mince pies … Continue reading →

Tuesday 26th November—Making Increase Craig y Don Community Centre A talk by Wally Shaw OBE and Jenny Shaw, Anglesey BKA. Tea, coffee, cake and informal chat from 7.20pm. Talk starts at 7.40pm. I’ve got my hive through the winter and … Continue reading →

Tuesday 29th October—Association Honey Show Craig y Don Community Centre Staging from 6.45pm to 7.15pm. Our best meeting of the year! Your chance to be a honey judge for the evening. Last year we changed the format of the Honey … Continue reading →

Sat/Sun 19th and 20th October—Apple Weekend Celebration Bodelwyddan Castle 11am to 4.30pm A celebration of the amazing apple, marking the redevelopment of the Victorian Orchard at Bodelwyddan Castle. Display of over 100 apple varieties. Bring along your fruit for identification. … Continue reading →

Tuesday 24th September—Maximizing your honey crop Craig y Don Community Centre Are you disappointed with just a half-full super of honey from a hive? Scared to work out the cost of producing a jar of honey? Come along to this … Continue reading →

Many thanks to all who supported Friday’s Conwy Honey Fair. We had about 70 stalls, including nearly 30 honey sellers, from as far as Lampeter. We were pleased that a lot of new beekeepers were there, selling honey for the … Continue reading →

Wednesday 4th September—History of beekeeping Eagles Hotel, Llanrwst LL26 0LG at 7pm. History of beekeeping in the Conwy Valley a talk by Kevin Jones, Maenan, Conwy BKA member. There is lots of fresh information, and previously unseen old photos of … Continue reading →

New members Conwy BKA now has a record 160 members (with a family counting as one member). Welcome to all our new members! If you are a new member, and you would like to know who else keeps bees near … Continue reading →

Welsh Beekeeper magazine The new editor is Sue Closs. She would be delighted to receive articles or pictures for publication. Sat 13th April—BBKA Spring Convention Newport, Shropshire Sun 14th April—Gardeners’ Market Conwy RSPB Reserve 10am to 4pm. Ten specialist local … Continue reading →

An important message from the National Bee Unit. March 2013 Bee colony Starvation Risk. Important Information about Colony Food Levels. With the continued poor weather looking to persist through to the end of March, colonies may be starting to run … Continue reading →