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Conwy Feast The 9th Conwy Feast was another great success for Conwy town, with the streets thronged with visitors until late on Saturday evening, and still busy on the wet Sunday. Conwy BKA shared the Farming for Food tent with … Continue reading →

Tuesday 30th October—Association Honey Show Craig y Don Community Centre We have devised a completely new format for this year’s Honey Show, with judging by the members. See the honey show schedule for details and times. Please do support the … Continue reading →

Hallo beekeepers, Yesterday’s Conwy Honey Fair was another great success. Nearly 80 stalls, including about 18 honey sellers, lovely weather and crowds of visitors. Thanks to everybody who supported the Fair. Well done to Alan Morley, who collected £425 towards … Continue reading →

Our summer season of apiary meetings at Tal y Cafn ended yesterday.  Many thanks to Apiary Manager Chris Clarke and the team of instructors. Thank you to everybody who attended the sessions, all of them keen to become better beekeepers. The Henfaes basic … Continue reading →

Skep making workshop Saturday’s Skep making Workshop at Capel Curig was greatly oversubscribed. Over 50 people applied for the 15 places. We learned about the different types of skeps and the best straw to use, and we spent the day … Continue reading →

National Beekeeping Centre for Wales evening classes for beginners start on 11th September 2012 at Henfaes Abergwyngregyn. See this Beekeeping for Beginners poster for more details.

Hallo bee people, Saturday 18th August—Skep making workshop Capel Curig Community Centre A full-day event led by Martin Buckle and funded by Countryside Council for Wales, as part of Snowdonia Society Ty Hyll honeybee initiative. Take home your own skep. … Continue reading →

The Welsh Honeybee Centre at Ty Hyll (The Ugly House) near Capel Curig was opened today by Iolo Williams. See details http://www.snowdonia-society.org.uk/news.php?n_id=296     The Centre consists of… Pot Mel tearoom downstairs.  Highly recommended. Exhibition on Bees and beekeeping upstairs. One … Continue reading →

Hallo beekeepers, A great day at the opening of Bodnant Welsh Food and the National Beekeeping Centre Wales Visitor Centre at Furnace Farm near Tal y Cafn. You really must visit Furnace Farm. It’s a superb conversion of near-derelict 18th … Continue reading →

Saturday 7th July—Apiary meeting Tal y Cafn at 2.30pmPreparing for the main honey flow, and mid/late summer inspections. Saturday 8th July—Moelyci open day Moelyci Farm, Tregarth, from midday. Tuesday 10th July—National Beekeeping Centre Wales opens Furnace Farm, Bodnant Bodnant Welsh … Continue reading →