Why join Conwy Beekeepers?

26 reasons to join Conwy Beekeepers Ltd, a non profit Company Limited by Guarantee.

  1. Information on training courses.
  2. Winter Tuesday evening meetings at St. Paul’s Church Hall,  Craig y Don.
  3. Free bee disease insurance for your first three hives. This covers American Foul Brood and European Foul Brood. Insurance for additional hives is available.
  4. Assistance with access to oil seed rape and heather sites
  5. Membership of WBKA, including Welsh Beekeeper magazine four times a year
  6. Access to locally raised nucs.
  7. £5m Public liability insurance.  This is provided by WBKA to members of affiliated Beekeepers’ Associations.  Your most essential benefit!
  8. Product liability insurance up to £5m, provided by WBKA.
  9. Regular email newsletters and updates
  10. Monthly training meetings with the bees at our new Bodnant Garden Apiary, April to August on Sunday afternoons.
  11. Volunteering opportunities at our Apiaries
  12. Friendly help and advice for new beekeepers, and opportunities for you to help new beekeepers
  13. All the help you need to control varroa, and regular updates on varroa research.
  14. Honey Shows at Eglwysbach and Llanrwst Shows
  15. Conwy Honey Fair in September and Conwy Seed Fair in March,  organized by Conwy BK.
  16. Three honey extracting kits and heather honey press to borrow
  17. Access to swarms of bees
  18. Website www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk
  19. Sugar at discount prices and other shopping at trade-only Booker, Llandudno Junction
  20. Access to clean secondhand beekeeping equipment
  21. BB Wear bee suits at members’ discount prices
  22. Pollinator weekend at Bodnant Garden, July 2026
  23. Conwy Beekeeping Facebook Group
  24. Information on beekeeping webinars
  25. Frames and foundation at members’ prices for collection at our Apiary Meetings.
  26. 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.