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Any suggestions on insurance for smallholdings please? I'm looking for a new provider. NFU Mutual has hiked up my premium by 40%. I've been with them for 25 years with no claims.

Wed 13th September Conwy Honey Fair. Stall space is full up. 25 honey stalls and approx 50 other stalls: plants, crafts, farmer market. A lovely day out! https://www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk/fairs-festivals/visitor-information/

Heather honey on my hives at home today, Conwy Valley, north Wales; one mile from the heather on Pen y Gaer. What a lovely surprise.

Can anyone recommend any non-beekeeping suppliers of low cost lightweight open weave linen scrim approx 1 metre square with hemmed edges, suitable for use in a heather honey press please? Linen scrim is usually used for window cleaning. The weight varies and some is too heavy for honey.

Wynne Jones died on Friday 23rd June, peacefully at home. He was a good friend of beekeepers far and wide. The attached picture shows Wynne (sitting down) and his wife Rhiannon at the Conwy Honey Fair many years ago. His business C. Wynne Jones is run by his family.

We run a popular Honey Extractor Kit hire scheme for members of Conwy Beekeepers. We're having a great spring honey harvest. Which 4-frame honey extractor would you recommend to improver beekeepers now wanting to buy their first extractor, instead of hiring our equipment? Thanks.

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...

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

Tuesday 13th September Conwy Honey Fair is going ahead, 9am to 4pm, High Street, Conwy, North Wales. Approval has just been given by our local authority. Approx 30 honey sellers are expected to attend, plus plants, crafts, farmers' market stalls. Stall space is full up. The Honey Fair dates...

I've never much liked the sharp corners on National hive castellated super frame spacers. I quickly remove the corners with an angle grinder. The supers are safer to use and easier to load with frames. One for the manufacturers to consider, maybe...

Any sign of ling heather honey this year?

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.

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.

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.

I recently replaced the 8ft fluorescent strip lights in my honey house with 6ft LED strip lights, and I've noticed that the lights no longer attract bees. It's a better light to work under and it saves energy. My local electrician replaced all four strip lights in a couple of hours.

Has anyone here used the Thorn's stainless steel honey press for heather honey? We are thinking of buying one to lend out to members. There's a fair harvest of heather honey here in North Wales. We have one of the Economy presses, not so impressed with it. Thanks.