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Sunday 30th April, Honey Market at Bodnant Welsh Food, Conwy Valley, north Wales. Local honey and hive products direct from the producers.

Thanks to everybody who supported the Conwy Seed Fair on 27th March. Our 31st year organizing the 700-year old Royal Charter Fair. Good weather and another successful event. Our collection from stallholders raised a record £800 towards Bees for Development (including £80 from sale of snowdrop...

Cleaning frames. A good job for a cold day.

We had about 30 honey sellers at the 2022 Honey Fair. Everybody wants local honey. Other places could start their own local honey fairs.

Selling honey in Conwy, always easy. Pic taken at 2022 Conwy Seed Fair

Thanks, good suggestion.

I use car polishing stockinette for straining beeswax, £6.75 per 400g roll from Amazon See my pics here: https://www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk/new-beekeepers/preparing-beeswax-for-sale/

What are escaping sirens please?

I agree. Pam Gregory was a great beekeeper and Regional Bee Inspector for Wales. Sadly missed. (She did my Basic Assessment).

I sell beeswax blocks, three to a pack with a list of uses. See How do you use small blocks of beeswax?

Here are some notes I've compiled... https://www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk/new-beekeepers/cleaning-beekeeping-equipment/

Kite Packaging are much cheaper than Amazon https://www.kitepackaging.co.uk/scp/postal-boxes/brown-cardboard-postal-boxes/

This is the press we hire out to Conwy Beekeepers' members, recommended by elainemary The purchase price is equivalent to about 25 pounds of honey. https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/9-10-litre-all-stainless-cross-beam-press-with-mesh-basket-v20-inox/

My first honey crop, Rowen village, Conwy Valley, North Wales 1978.

I just use the Thorne's honey creamer, works well for me. I also use it for mixing sugar syrup. Honey Creamer

See Beekeeping courses in North Wales 2023 . Other courses may be available.

The enquirer has said that he has finished treating, and he's also said he'd reduced the hive entrances right down to deter wasps. He has now increased the entrances. We'll see if that helps. Bees here are very busy on the ivy. Thanks for the comments.

Picture taken by one of our beekeepers in North Wales yesterday. Any idea what's going on?

See my notes on How to win prizes at the Honey Show