Why join Conwy Beekeepers?

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

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

  1. Evening meetings, at Craig y Don Community Centre, Llandudno, last Tuesday of the month September to March.  Refreshments and raffle.  Under normal circumstances!
  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. Monthly training meetings with the bees at the Conwy Beekeepers Apiary at Tal y Cafn, April to August on Saturday afternoons.
  11. Friendly help and advice for new beekeepers, and opportunities for you to help new beekeepers
  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, (25th March in 2022) organized by Conwy BK.
  15. Two honey extracting kits for hire.
  16. Two heather honey presses for hire.
  17. Access to swarms of bees.
  18. Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
  19. Honey selling opportunities at Conwy Feast every October.
  20. Access to discount sugar and other shopping at Booker, Llandudno Junction
  21. Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment.
  22. BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices.
  23. BeeFest at Bodnant Garden
  24. Conwy Beekeeping Facebook Group
  25. Information on beekeeping webinars.

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

Compiled by Peter McFadden, updated November 2021.

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