26 reasons to join Conwy Beekeepers Ltd, a non profit Company Limited by Guarantee.
- Information on training courses.
- Winter Tuesday evening meetings at St. Paul’s Church Hall, Craig y Don.
- 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
- Membership of WBKA, including Welsh Beekeeper magazine four times a year
- Access to locally raised nucs.
- £5m Public liability insurance. This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations. Your most essential benefit!
- Product liability insurance up to £5m, provided by WBKA.
- Regular email newsletters and updates
- Monthly training meetings with the bees at our new Bodnant Garden Apiary, 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.
- Three honey extracting kits and heather honey press to borrow
- Access to swarms of bees
- Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
- Sugar at discount prices and other shopping at trade-only Booker, Llandudno Junction
- Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment
- BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices
- Pollinator weekend at Bodnant Garden, July 2026
- Conwy Beekeeping Facebook Group
- Information on beekeeping webinars
- Frames and foundation at members’ prices for collection at our Apiary Meetings.
- Yellow legged Asian Hornet information and support
All we ask in return is that you pay your subscriptions promptly and support our activities.
Compiled by Peter McFadden, updated April 2026.