Swarm of bees in the Civic Hall
Pennsychnant stall
Light honey
Bee collecting water from a bird bath. Pic from Barry Griffiths.
Dr. Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development at Bees Wales
Good quality hives sold in 2016
Meet the bees
Conwy Beekeepers’ stall
Picture by Glyn Roberts
Incredible Edible Conwy
Medieval foods at Plas Mawr
Apiary meeting at Tal y Cafn
Sell honey, buy honey.
Honey stall
Welcome and introduction. We welcome all ages from 8 to 80.
Honey for sale
Conwy Seed Fair
Mayor of Conwy at a stall
Rock church at Lalibela, Ethiopia
Wild flower border at Rowen
Selling honey!
Old time beekeeper
Mixed fruit juices, all relying on pollination by bees, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Pensychnant stall at Conwy Fairs
Visiting beekeeper
Beekeeping with the Bodnant bees
Keith from BeesWales
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.
- WBKA 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. This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations.
- Regular email newsletters and updates.
- Monthly training meetings with the bees at the Conwy Beekeepers Apiary at 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.
- Two honey extracting kits for hire.
- Two heather honey presses for hire.
- Access to swarms of bees.
- Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
- Access to discount sugar and other shopping at Booker, Llandudno Junction
- Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment.
- BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices.
- BeeFest at Bodnant Garden
- 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 Tal y Cafn apiary meetings.
All we ask in return is that you pay your subscriptions promptly and support our activities.
Compiled by Peter McFadden, updated April 2023.