Why join Conwy Beekeepers?

Picture by Glyn Roberts
Wild flower border at Rowen
Dr. Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development at Bees Wales
Conwy Beekeepers’ stall
Mayor of Conwy at a stall
Good quality hives sold in 2016
Conwy Seed Fair
Visiting beekeeper
Keith from BeesWales
Mixed fruit juices, all relying on pollination by bees, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Pensychnant stall at Conwy Fairs
Welcome and introduction. We welcome all ages from 8 to 80.
Selling honey!
Honey for sale
Medieval foods at Plas Mawr
Bee collecting water from a bird bath. Pic from Barry Griffiths.
Martin Buckle in his copy of a beekeeper’s clothing from a Breughel painting.
Honey stall
light honey
Swarm of bees in the Civic Hall
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Incredible Edible Conwy
Sell honey, buy honey.
Beekeeping with the Bodnant bees
Pennsychnant stall
Apairy meeting at Tal y Cafn
Meet the bees

26 reasons why you should belong to Conwy Beekeepers Ltd, a non profit Company Limited by Guarantee.

  1. Six evening meetings, at Craig y Don Community Centre, Llandudno, last Tuesday of the month September to March.  Refreshments and raffle.
  2. Membership of the Welsh Beekeepers’ Association (WBKA).
  3. Free bee disease insurance for your first three hives. This covers American Foul Brood and European Foul Brood. Insurance for additional hives is available.
  4. Assistance with access to oil seed rape and heather sites.
  5. WBKA Welsh Beekeeper magazine four times a year.
  6. Access to locally raised nucs.
  7. Public liability insurance up to £5m.  This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations.  Your most essential benefit!
  8. Product liability insurance up to £5m.  This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations.  
  9. Regular email newsletters and updates.
  10. Training meetings with the bees at the Conwy Beekeepers Apiary at Tal y Cafn, April to August on Saturday afternoons.
  11. Help for new beekeepers, and opportunities for you to help new beekeeper
  12. All the help you need to control varroa, and regular updates on varroa research.
  13. Honey Shows at Eglwysbach and Llanrwst.
  14. Conwy Honey Fair on 13th September and Conwy Seed Fair on 26th March, organized by Conwy BK.
  15. Volunteering opportunities at BeesWales the National Beekeeping Centre Wales
  16. Two honey extracting kits for hire.
  17. Heather honey press for hire.
  18. Access to swarms of bees.
  19. Beekeeping courses with BeesWales at  Henfaes Research Centre,  Abergwyngregyn.
  20. Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
  21. Honey selling opportunities at Conwy Feast every October.
  22. Access to discount sugar and other shopping at Booker, Llandudno Junction
  23. Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment.
  24. BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices.
  25. BeeFest at Bodnant Garden

All we ask in return is that you pay your subscriptions promptly and support our activities.

Compiled by Peter McFadden, updated October 2020.

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