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Any sign of ling heather honey this year?

My favourite beekeeping book for the last 40 years. Every beekeeper should have a copy.

See my notes on taking bees to the heather Heather honey Good luck.

We have a good harvest of spring honey in the Conwy Valley this year. Hoping a few beekeepers will show their honey

Saturday 25th June Llanrwst Show, North Wales with honey classes. Click here for Schedule and tips on winning prizes. You can submit entry forms online until Thursday, very easy to do.

Honey bee on hawthorn, Conwy Valley, North Wales, 8am today.

Than ks to everybody who supported the very successful Conwy Seed Fair, on a beautiful day. Our collection from stallholders raised £750 towards Bees for Development, and our Street Collection raised £1500 towards the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Click here to see pics of the day.

Conwy Seed Fair in Conwy High Street LL32 8DB. Friday 25th March 9am to 4pm, free admission. 700-year old Royal Charter Fair organised by Conwy Beekeepers for 30 years. Plants and seeds, honey, local crafts, farmers market stalls and environmental groups. See www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk for...

Hands-on Beekeeping Courses in beautiful North Wales 2022. Various providers and various locations. Please see Beekeeping courses in North Wales 2022

Ash vacuum attachments on sale at Lidl. Connect to a vacuum cleaner (not supplied) on low power setting and use it to for collecting swarms, near a 240V supply. Has anyone used one? I've just bought one at Lidl, Conwy, North Wales.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I've never cut a piece of plasterboard :cool:

Any tips on how to cut various thicknesses of Kingspan please? I've been cutting 25mm sheet with a Stanley knife and a steel straightedge, not easy to keep a straight line.

Here's a review from Black Mountain Honey

Are you expecting to get Jarrah honey in Anglesey? There's none here in neighbouring Conwy county. :)

Don't know yet.

Two TV filming sessions this summer at Conwy Beekeepers' apiary, one with Welsh Rugby legend Sir Gareth Edwards and his wife, and one with Kate Humble.

I use a Strainaway for extracted honey. It uses a hand operated vacuum pump, a bit like a large bicycle pump. I use an MG heather press for my heather honey. The press strains the honey. I blend one bucket of heather honey with two buckets of summer honey and sell it as heather blend. It...

The 20 litre press weighs a hefty 18kg, compared with the 9 litre press at 10kg.

The coarse straining bag is recommended for honey. I guess the 20-litre machine will be a big, very heavy machine. Our new 9-10 litre machine is getting good reviews from Conwy BK members.