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Downloads below;

Intro to Beekeeping Course; Session 3, The Honeybee Colony

How to transfer bees from a nuc. to a full size hive.

Hive Records

Hive record card

Winter preparation record card

Preparing the bees for winter

Beekeeping - An Introduction - CALU Technical note 040401 (compiled by CBKA)

Conwy Seed and Honey Fairs, information for stallholders.

News:

	The Beekeeping Course starting in September 2010 is now fully subscribed - get your name down for 2011!! Contact course organiser pete.barrar@virgin.net
	Volunteers wanted to help at the Tal y Cafn apiary: Contact Chris Clarke, apiary manager on 01745 832812.

CBKA Honey Show Rules

CSL Advisory Leaflets

Conwy Seed Fair, Friday 26^th March 2010, 9am to 4pm.

Conwy Honey Fair, Monday 13^th September 2010, 9am to 4pm.

Information for visitors

	Venue: Conwy High Street and Lancaster Square, 9am to 4pm. Free admission.
	Weather permitting, we expect the High Street and Lancaster Square to be filled with stalls, including honey stalls at the Honey Fair, plants and seeds at the Seed Fair, plus crafts, home produce and local charities.
	The High Street will be closed to non-emergency traffic from 9am to 4pm.
	Disabled access. Conwy High Street is paved with flagstones, and is accessible with care.
	The Fairs are very busy. Be wary in case of pickpockets and purse-snatchers.

See our history of the Conwy Honey Fair

Getting to Conwy….

	Car. Conwy is on the A55 North Wales Expressway, 1½ miles from Junction 19.
	There is limited public car parking in Conwy. Mount Pleasant long-stay Car Park just outside the walls, off the Bangor Road , is cheaper than the town centre car park.
	Many visitors park free in Llandudno Junction, and walk across the Cob to Conwy, a 20-minute walk.
	Bus. Arriva buses from Llandudno and Llandudno Junction serve Conwy regularly.
	Bicycle. 5-minute ride across the Cob from Llandudno Junction.
	Train. Conwy station is 3 minutes by train from Llandudno Junction station. Llandudno Junction has services to Bangor , Chester , Crewe and London .

Places to stay in Conwy….

Please visit www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk and look under Visiting Conwy / Accommodation

Places to eat in Conwy….

Please visit www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk and look under Visiting Conwy / Eat and Drink

Conwy is a World Heritage site with many attractions, including…

	Conwy Castle. Edward 1^st finest castle.
	Plas Mawr, the best preserved Elizabethan town house in Britain.
	Conwy Town walls. The best preserved mediaeval town walls in Britain. Free entry.
	Royal Cambrian Academy Art Gallery, Crown Lane. Free entry.
	The Smallest house in Great Britain , on the Quay.
	Aberconwy House, Free entry to National Trust members.
	Telford Suspension Bridge, free entry to National Trust members.

Shopping….

Conwy has a wide variety of unusual shops, including:

In the High Street:

	Edwards of Conwy butchers, Jackdaw Fine Foods, Conwy Fine Wines,
	Yesteryears traditional toyshop, North Wales Potters’ Gallery, Stilwell’s chocolate shop.

In Castle Street :

Secret Garden, Jean Morgan-Roberts Gallery, Conwy Strollers shoe shop, Conwy Outdoor Shop.

Emergency services….

North Wales Police Station in Lancaster Square.

Public toilets….

Conwy Castle Visitor Centre and Conwy Quay.
Looking ahead….

	If you’ve enjoyed the Fairs, you must visit *Gwledd Conwy Feast*, the best food and drink event in North Wales, which is held every year on the last weekend of October.
	Venues all over the town.
	Visit www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk for details.

Feedback….

We would welcome your comments or suggestions on the Conwy Fairs.

Please email the organiser peter@honeyfair.freeserve.co.uk or phone 01492 650851.

Compiled by Peter McFadden , “Ynys Goch”, Ty’n y Groes, Conwy LL32 8UH. Secretary, Conwy Beekeepers' Association, Event Organisers on behalf of Conwy Town Council. Updated September 2008

Markets:

Conwy Country Market in Royal British Legion, every Tuesday 10am 'til 12am., www.country-markets.co.uk

Conwy Farmers' Market at RSPB Reserve, last Wednesday in each month, 9am to 2pm.

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Conwy Seed Fair, Friday 26th March 2010, 9am to 4pm.

Conwy Honey Fair, Monday 13th September 2010, 9am to 4pm.