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!
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Beekeeping Classes - 2012 - started in January at the WEA Building, Orchard St, Swansea. More here NB. Theory classes have now finished for this year but you still very welcome to join us for live inspections at our Apiary in Penllergaer - 10am every Sunday morning, weather permitting!

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
*Calendar of Events* 13th May - Adult learning day at the Apiary. Cancelled for time being. 12th June - Bees Abroad - Charity presentation by Jeff Bee. 25th Aug - Bee Jumble sale. Dates of Members Summer Apiary visits to follow...		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.		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

Bee equipment for sale 9th May

The Asian Hornet is coming! More here... 3rd May

Your bees could be starving 27th April

Scary news about Monsanto, the chemical manufacturer! 19th April

Apiary maintenance day March 2012
Sunday meetings have started, weather conditions permitting!

Dozens of protesters, including Beekeepers shut down Monsanto offices in Davis, CA for one day over genetically modified foods & seeds.
More here...

Beware the varieties of garden seeds you purchase
otherwise you could be putting your money into the hands of the wretched Monsanto Corporation which paid $1.4 billion in cash to acquire it!

Bee Decline could be down to a chemical cocktail affecting their brains!

Events Calen dar fo r 2012 (Jan 2012)

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