Honey tasting
Hywel Jones’ Royal Welsh prize cards
- I’ve booked a space at the Conwy Honey Fair, and I’m selling honey there for the first time. How do I sell my honey, with maybe 20 other honey sellers nearby, in a good year?
- Make your stall stand out from the rest. An inviting display will always attract buyers.
- A plain table with just one type of honey and one size of jar will attract less interest.
- Offer honey tasting.
- Show some pictures of your apiary.
- We’ve all got clear honey in mid September. Customers will be asking for set honey, heather honey, chunk honey and comb honey. Plan ahead.
- A silver cup, rosettes and prize cards from Eglwysbach and Llanrwst Shows, and especially the Royal Welsh Show, are the best props. You will have a marketing advantage straight away.
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Picture by Glyn Roberts, Daily Post.
Plan ahead and save some honey for next year’s Shows. Be a winner.
- Offer other hive products, not just honey. Candles, beeswax, creams, fudge etc.
- Cut comb honey sells well at the Fair.
- A clear-fronted observation hive with live bees always attracts the crowds. Make sure the hive is clamped to your table, and do not leave it unattended.
- Be willing to talk about your bees.
- If you are new to Conwy, bring some props to make your stall more eye-catching.
Observation hive
- Settling down in the High Street with a comfy chair and a good book will not help your sales.
- Bring plenty of change or accept card payments. There are no banks in Conwy town. Cash dispensers in the phone box in the Square, and outside Spar in the High Street.
- Most important, do remember that the Conwy Honey Fair is a unique privilege for us.
- Enjoy the day.
- We are recommending a minimum price of £8 per 454g jar of flower honey at the 2025 Honey Fair. Charge what you like for other sizes or cut comb, heather honey etc.
We’d welcome your suggestions.
Email secretary@conwybeekeepers.org.uk
Conwy Honey Fair dates back to the Royal Charter of King Edward 1st.
The Fair has been organized by Conwy Beekeepers on behalf of Conwy Town Council since 1990.
Thanks to Conwy Town Council for grant aid, to Conwy County Borough Council for the free road closure, to Conwy residents, Conwy businesses, North Wales Police, visitors and everybody else who supports the event.
Updated September 2025