Apiary meetings

Directions to Conwy Beekeepers’ apiary: Tal y Cafn apiary

 

Update December 2021.
Our apiary meetings at Tal y Cafn will restart in April 2022.
Bring your own clean bee suit and gloves and wellies.
Email Peter McFadden secretary@conwybeekeepers.org.uk 

• Our training apiary is in the old Llwydfaen Quarry at Tal y Cafn, Conwy Valley.

• We lease the quarry from Bodnant Estate.

• The quarry is on the site of a 12^th century motte and bailey.  

• Roadside parking.

• No toilets on site.

• No equipment or tools stored on site.

• We meet on Saturday or Sunday afternoons, 2.30pm to about 4.30pm about every four weeks, April to September.

• We welcome newcomers, who are just thinking about becoming beekeepers, as well as new beekeepers and improvers.

• Friends and family are welcome, age 10 years and upwards.

• The apiary is stocked with a variety of hives: National timber and polystyrene, WBC and Rose one size box.

• The bees are inspected annually by our Seasonal Bee Inspector.

• The site is very sheltered and ideal for training purposes.

• We can provide (under normal circumstances) good quality bee suits and gloves for newcomers, children’s sizes up to XL. Just bring wellies.

• We emphasize the importance of personal safety when working with bees. Everybody present is expected to wear clean appropriate protective clothing.

• We have a pool of about six instructors. Would you like to join the pool?

• The training sessions are informal, and we encourage trainees to handle combs of bees.

• We always welcome offers of help with gardening.

• Would like to help with strimming and general gardening work at the apiary?
  Please contact the Apiary Manager Kevin Jones, email apiary@conwybeekeepers.org.uk