A blog in the year of a bee keeper. Monday, March 5, 2018. Spring prep well under way. Well as usual its a fair while since i posted. Winter has been very long, wet and damp and only the last week its been really cold. , either drizzle or fog and just downright miserable. Sunshine has been just about unheard of! They did a film about my presentation. The sound quality is a little poor but you will get the idea.

0 Blocks in your log basket. Bee kind round briquettes, UK produced made from redwood and cederwood sawdust from 2. These logs have had extra moisture removed in an artificial drying process using a kiln and can be burned immediately.

A Division of Essex Beekeepers Association. Calendar of meeting and events. Bumble Bees, Wasps and Solitary Bees. Who do I contact? Buy and Sell Equipment. Looking for honey and the queen bee, honey and wax. Bees are losing habitat all around the world due to intensive farming practices, pristine green suburban lawns and from the destruction of native l.

Why join Conwy Beekeepers? Apiary sites offered or wanted. Buying and selling nucs of bees. How to transfer bees from a 5-frame nucleus hive. Honey extracting kits for hire. Preparing the bees for winter. Measuring beehive stores in winter. What do you use beeswax for? Planting a bee garden. How to win prizes at the Honey Show. A History of Conwy Honey Fair.

We can teach you about beekeeping and get you started. From April to the end of September we run apiary sessions for our members every Thursday evening. If you would like to come along for a taster session please contact one of the people on the Contact Us page. New members are welcome at our monthly indoor meetings, which are held from September to March. go to our Starting Beekeeping page.