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The Wales Regional Bee Inspectorate have produced a summer update document.

Saturday 30th July—Apiary Meeting Tal y Cafn at 2.30pm Including special guest instructor Jonathan Garratt. Assessment of the summer honey crop, planning for autumn. Dress code at apiary meetings: Clean bee suit, clean gloves, clean wellington boots. Also on Saturday … Continue reading →

New Members Welcome to new members all recruited from the June Taster Day: John and Jackie Cocker, Llandudno; Bill and Annette Lees, Rhos on Sea; Chris and Thelma Sayers, Conwy Spar Shop. We now have three Conwy High Street shopkeepers … Continue reading →

Saturday 11th June—Apiary meeting Tal y Cafn at 2.30pm. Open to all who want to improve their beekeeping skills. Please park with care. We’re running out of parking space. Same day—Hog roast Hazel and David Jones’ house Dwygyfylchi From 5pm … Continue reading →

Every summer, we receive frequent phone calls from householders concerned about what appear to be nuisance bees. Our Nuisance Bees page explains what they may be seeing, and contains information on what action can be taken.

Hallo bee people, Last year we introduced a scheme to put new beekeepers wanting to buy bees in touch with members selling 5-frame nucs of locally raised bees.  We started about 30 new beekeepers with bees. The scheme worked well, with … Continue reading →

Hallo beekeepers, Hope you’ll be at Craig y Don on Tuesday 26th April for Pete Barrar’s talk on the National Beekeeping Centre for Wales at 7.20pm for a 7.40pm start. The new Beekeeping Centre HQ will be at the Bodnant … Continue reading →

Harmless Plastic Excluders Below is a product recall notice from E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd. Contact them for more information. “It has come to our attention that some of our Harmless plastic excluders purchased in the last six months may be faulty. … Continue reading →

Hallo beekeepers, This picture was taken this week by ex member Ian Shaw, now living in the French Pyrenees. Wouldn’t you like some hives there? Saturday 9th Taster Day – Full up Wednesday 13th Farmers’ Market on Conwy Quay, 9am … Continue reading →

Tuesday 29th March Craig y Don Community Centre We have an important talk by Richard Ball on Asian hornets. These pests found their way from China to south west France five or six years ago, and have now spread 400km … Continue reading →