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FREE Activities at NBCW

23rd, 24th & 25th August—Candle Rolling Perfect for busy little hands! Great for grown-ups too. 30th & 31st August—Seedballs 6th & 7th September—Seedballs and planting for Bees Make your own wildflower seedballs to take home and plant in your garden, … Continue reading

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Loss of bees as pollinators – film showing

There will be a film about the loss of bees as pollinators on Wednesday Feb 26th at 7:30pm at the TAPE Community Music and Film Centre in Old Colwyn. The cost is £3:00. For tickets contact Janet Evans (FoE) on … Continue reading

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Maximising Your Honey Crop

Tuesday 24th September—Maximizing your honey crop Craig y Don Community Centre Are you disappointed with just a half-full super of honey from a hive? Scared to work out the cost of producing a jar of honey? Come along to this … Continue reading

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Conwy Honey Fair 2013

Many thanks to all who supported Friday’s Conwy Honey Fair. We had about 70 stalls, including nearly 30 honey sellers, from as far as Lampeter. We were pleased that a lot of new beekeepers were there, selling honey for the … Continue reading

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Cold Weather Starvation Risk

An important message from the National Bee Unit. March 2013 Bee colony Starvation Risk. Important Information about Colony Food Levels. With the continued poor weather looking to persist through to the end of March, colonies may be starting to run … Continue reading

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Conwy Seed Fair

Tuesday 26th March 2013 In Conwy High Street and Lancaster Square, 9am to 4pm, free admission. Plant stalls, seeds, local crafts, honey, home produce. See Conwy Fairs page for information. Plus… Conwy Farmers’ Market on the Quay, all day. Conwy … Continue reading

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March 2013 News

Tuesday 19th March—What we know (and don’t know) about Swarms Craig y Don Community Centre A talk by Wally Shaw, Anglesey BKA. Tea/coffee and cake from 7.20pm. Meeting starts at 7.40pm. Saturday 23rd March—WBKA Spring Convention Builth Wells Contact Peter … Continue reading

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February 2013 News

Wednesday 20th February—Beekeeping in the Conwy Valley Maenan Abbey Hotel, Llanrwst LL26 0UL 7.30pm. A talk by Pete Barrar, Conwy BKA and NBCW with honey tasting. This is a Conwy Valley Civic Society meeting, and visitors are warmly welcome. Maenan … Continue reading

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January 2013 News

Tuesday 5th February—Conwy BKA AGM We hope we’ll see you at the Conwy BKA AGM and Beekeepers’ Question Time with plenty of questions to ask our keen team. Tuesday 26th March—Conwy Seed Fair In the Easter school holidays. Stall space … Continue reading

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Association Honey Show 2012

This is a montage of pictures by Barry Griffiths from last night’s very successful Honey Show, which was judged by about 30 members. Many thanks to Ruth Bethell, Wesley Evans and Chris Clarke for devising and organizing the Show, and … Continue reading

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