Picture by Glyn Roberts
Welcome and introduction. We welcome all ages from 8 to 80.
Good quality hives sold in 2016
Apiary meeting at Tal y Cafn
Mixed fruit juices, all relying on pollination by bees, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Old time beekeeper
Bee collecting water from a bird bath. Pic from Barry Griffiths.
Incredible Edible Conwy
Dr. Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development at Bees Wales
Light honey
Keith from BeesWales
Pensychnant stall at Conwy Fairs
Beekeeping with the Bodnant bees
Conwy Seed Fair
Meet the bees
Rock church at Lalibela, Ethiopia
Visiting beekeeper
Honey for sale
Sell honey, buy honey.
Mayor of Conwy at a stall
Wild flower border at Rowen
Selling honey!
Medieval foods at Plas Mawr
Pennsychnant stall
Honey stall
Swarm of bees in the Civic Hall
Conwy Beekeepers’ stall
26 reasons why you should belong to Conwy Beekeepers Ltd, a non profit Company Limited by Guarantee.
- Information on training courses.
- Free bee disease insurance for your first three hives. This covers American Foul Brood and European Foul Brood. Insurance for additional hives is available.
- Assistance with access to oil seed rape and heather sites
- Membership of WBKA, including Welsh Beekeeper magazine four times a year
- Access to locally raised nucs.
- Public liability insurance up to £5m. This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations. Your most essential benefit!
- Product liability insurance up to £5m, provided by WBKA.
- Regular email newsletters and updates
- Monthly training meetings with the bees at the BeesWales Apiary near Tal y Cafn, April to August on Sunday afternoons.
- Volunteering opportunities at our Apiaries
- Friendly help and advice for new beekeepers, and opportunities for you to help new beekeepers
- All the help you need to control varroa, and regular updates on varroa research.
- Honey Shows at Eglwysbach and Llanrwst Shows
- Conwy Honey Fair in September and Conwy Seed Fair in March, organized by Conwy BK.
- Three honey extracting kits for hire
- Heather honey press for hire
- Access to swarms of bees
- Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
- Access sugar at discount prices and other shopping at trade-only Booker, Llandudno Junction
- Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment
- BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices
- BeeFest at Bodnant Garden from time to time
- Conwy Beekeeping Facebook Group
- Information on beekeeping webinars
- Apiary meetings at our new site at Solar Farm, Kinmel Bay.
- Frames and foundation at members’ prices for collection at our Apiary Meetings.
All we ask in return is that you pay your subscriptions promptly and support our activities.
Compiled by Peter McFadden, updated Feb 2025.