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.
Events
WBKA Spring Convention 2022
We thank all our Attendees, Traders and Speakers for a very enjoyable day.
We are also looking for Stewards for the Spring Festival Stand on 21st/22nd May at RWAS
Contact Jill Wheeler on convention@wbka.com for more details
News
New!
Apiary and Brood Inspections
Three videos by Regional Bee Inspector Frank Gellatly, Gwenyn Gruffydd and Black Mountain Honey.
Frank Gellatly, Regional Bee Inspector for Wales has joined with Gwenyn Gruffydd and Black Mountain Honey to produce three useful and interesting YouTube videos. We thank Frank and both of these businesses for granting us permission to share the links to these very informative videos.
(Please note that the WBKA do not endorse any particular products or suppliers mentioned in these videos, or in any of the advertisements which appear via YouTube).
Click on the videos to view.
The Healthy Bees Plan 2030
has recently been published by DEFRA to cover Wales and England for the next 10 years.
The Plan is available below.
The Asian Hornet in the UK
The scientific journal Nature has published a detailed report on the sightings of Asian Hornets in the UK from 2016 to 2019 and the follow-up investigations. You can read it below.
Ulster BKA Webinars
Jan 2022
Members may be interested in the Ulster Beekeepers’ Association flyer of webinars starting in January 2022. Registration details are below.
Scottish BKA Webinars
2021 -2022
Here are some past webinars from the Scottish Beekeepers Association that you might find interesting.
Click on the button below.
WBKA Webinars
Currently we are are arranging at least one webinar each month. Our webinars are free and open to all.
Our next webinar is “What can I do for the Wax Chandlers?”
by – Andrew Gibb on Thursday June 16th at 7:30 PM GMT.
The WBKA has been extremely fortunate to have recently been awarded a grant by the Wax Chandlers Company. This funding, which totals £6000 over 3 years, is supporting the delivery of a range of courses and workshops for WBKA members.
We know that many of you will be fascinated to learn more about this organisation and the work they do. We have therefore invited Andrew Gibb, a liveryman of the Wax Chandlers Company, to give this talk which will be in 3 parts: –
The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales
What is a livery company?
The Wax Chandlers Company
Andrew is a member of Surrey BKA and started beekeeping while at school in Somerset. He has, until recently, kept up to 19 colonies of bees in 2 out apiaries. He is a Master Beekeeper and currently an examiner and member of the exam board of the BBKA.
As usual, the webinar is free and open to all but you do need to register in advance.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Click here to register.
Click here for system requirements.
Click here to watch some of our past webinars, free and without registration.
Click here to watch some of our past webinars, free and without registration.
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