The Welsh Beekeepers’ Association (WBKA) is the national support organisation for beekeepers in Wales. It is a registered charity (number 509929) managed by a board of trustees supported by various officers, all of whom are volunteers.
Founded in 1943, WBKA is the umbrella organisation for 19 local associations across Wales. Representatives of these 19 associations, and specialist members, form the WBKA Council which meets three times a year.
The WBKA works to support its member associations, specialist and individual members by:
developing co-operation amongst beekeepers and other bodies, including Welsh Government and other national associations and bodies
improving the standard of bee husbandry by supporting the beekeeping education system in the UK.
We hope our website gives you an insight into the ways in which we support the objects of the WBKA as set out in our Constitution – the encouragement, improvement, advancement and promotion of beekeeping to provide a benefit to the public and the environment throughout Wales.
The queen is blamed for almost everything in a beehive. Bad temper? Queen’s fault. Poor honey crop? Queen’s fault. Rain all summer? Possibly still the queen’s fault. In this webinar we’ll separate myth from reality, explore common queen problems, and discuss practical solutions for keeping colonies productive, healthy and headed by queens that are up to the job.
Jane Medwell is a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Trustee and enthusiastic teacher of all things bee-related. A regular contributor to BBKA News, she enjoys helping beekeepers understand not just what to do, but why. When not in the apiary, she can usually be found writing, teaching, peering down a microscope, or pursuing her MSc in Entomology at Harper Adams University, where her research focuses on emerging threats to pollinator health.
