West Glamorgan Beekeepers

Welcome to the West Glamorgan Beekeepers Association. Would you like to produce and harvest your very own Honey? We actively encourage new members to join us and take part in this fascinating hobby!

Beekeeping Classes - 2012 - Started on Tuesday 24th January at the WEA Building, Orchard St, Swansea. More here

The West Glamorgan Beekeepers Association has a responsibility to promote Beekeeping in the local community. To achieve this, we hold year long classes in Beekeeping. The course includes: 10 Theory classes from January through until April at the WEA Building, Orchard Street, Swansea. This will be followed by weekly practical classes from April - December, handling 'live' bees with experienced beekeepers in attendance at our training Apiary in Penllergaer, Swansea. Please contact Mr John Beynon on Tel: Swansea 01792 232810 for further details. Also, please view our News page.

Honeybees, 'Natures Little Helpers', play a vital role in helping crops and flowers to develop by pollination, act as a monitor for the environment and of course, produce honey which has both health giving and healing properties. Without bees for pollination, mankind would die out within 5 years! Now more than ever, the bees need our help to survive.

Diary - 2012		Venues for indoor classes and other meetings
Diary of events - 2012 Available as a PDF file here		WEA Building Orchard Street, Swansea How to get there
*2012 Calendar* 14th Feb - Quiz Night 13th March - Bees wax products with Sian Day. 10th April - Microscopy check for Nosema with Ade Bowen. *The Apiary meetings have now finished and will resume in the Springtime.*		WGBKA Apiary 'Old' Swansea Road, Penllergaer How to get there * Members only section * (Please email us for password)
2012 AGM - Took place on the 17th Jan. It was a good evening with an opportunity to pay Annual Subscriptions which is now £20 per year, still a bargain as it includes £3m public liability insurance! See the News page for further details. Don't forget, if you still have not paid, you must do so before the end of January to avoid a £5 penalty!		Please note: We have been using the WEA (Workers Educational Association) building in Orchard St, Swansea for a number of years, in exchange for a nominal annual fee. Members are asked to consider joining in order to support this organisation. Becoming a member of the WEA South Wales is only £5 (waged) and £3 (unwaged) per year. More about the WEA here (pdf)
New: We now have new Committee Members - listed here. Welcome on board one and all. (25th Jan)

Updates

UK Weather

Events Calen dar fo r 2012 (Jan 2012)

2012 Beekeeping Classes More here

Brand new - Members On-line Forum

* Cardiff University need our help Updated 14th June

* Feeding your bees - A brand new page - June 2011

*Just launched - Members only page

Email Web Officer - Jeff Davies (beewise at talktalk.net)

Home page: www.bee-keeping.co.uk