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I've signed up for this webinar, and I'm looking forward to it. I also had to register for Eventbrite separately.

See IBRA Bee Boles Register The IBRA Bee Boles Register at The IBRA Bee Boles Register Dr. Eva Crane and Penelope Walker visited Conwy Beekeepers in 1993, and we spent a weekend visiting bee boles sites in North Wales. Several newly identified sites were added to the register.

Excellent video, full of useful information.

They are in the Thorn's catalogue: Jar safe @ £1.60 each.

Thurs 8th October at 7.30pm. WBKA webinar on Recycling wax and frames with Wally and Jenny Shaw. Register here https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3932651136496753163

Good luck with your hip replacement. Nearly 10 years since my first, with the second 4 months later. You won't believe how much better you'll feel. I'm out doing 15-mile walks now. We've walked ¾ of the 870-mile Wales Coast Path. Oh, and I've had bees for 43 years.

I just use empty supers. A super with plain frame runners will hold about 16 frames. I store them eight high in a barn with a sealed crown board on top.

Quote from BeeEquipment website.... "Due to problems with manufacturing, Apiguard is not due in stock until the last week of August. All orders placed before then will be dispatched as soon as it arrives".

Thanks for the useful comment.

This message was posted on our Conwy Beekeepers' Facebook group yesterday. Any suggestions please? "I'm looking for a bee suit which is cooler than my BJS which is uncomfortably hot in summer. Yesterday I had to take a break after every hive to towel down and rehydrate. My colonies were calm...

Conwy Honey Fair on Monday 14th September is cancelled. Instead, we are hoping to set up a regular small-scale Conwy Honey Market in the town, in August and September. Conwy Seed Fair and Conwy Honey Fair will resume when it is safe to do so.

Good choice.

Citroen Berlingo, well-proven workhorse. £2500 will get you a 10-year old Berlingo with 50k on the clock.

Maybe the other beekeeper will help you move your hives. It's always much easier with two people.

Sad news. Dinah judged at the Eglwysbach Show in North Wales for some years.

I bought a Thorn's Easysteam wax melter last year, and I'm very pleased with the results. It really does work on old brood combs. See https://tinyurl.com/ssd4rh9

Unhelpful response. No need for this.

That's great. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the lead, Tim. I've contacted Devon BKA's very helpful Gift Aid treasurer, and he has sent me some really useful information.

Conwy Beekeepers Limited is presently going through the process of changing from a non profit Company Limited by Guarantee to a Registered Charity, for various reasons: reduced accounting paperwork, reduced cost of auditing, and easier access to grants. Are any BKA's claiming Gift Aid on their...