Category Archives: News
January 2014 News
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
Renewing your subscription for 2014
The 2014 Membership Subscription Form is now available as a Windows ® Word document or a PDF file under Association / Membership. The Membership form should be completed by all new and renewing members. Membership will be deemed to have … Continue reading
Conwy Fairs info updated 20/11/2013
November 2013 News
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
Association Honey Show – 2013
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
October News
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
Maximising Your Honey Crop
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
Conwy Honey Fair 2013
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
September 2013 – News
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
July 2013 News
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