Webinar – Managing Comb in the Spring for Healthy Colonies with Lynfa Davies – Thursday 19th February at 7.30pm

You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T_jbaeixRKmvVtObglSBlA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Regular comb changes are important for boosting the health of your colonies, as well as making your inspections far easier. In this webinar we will look at some of the techniques you can use to manage combs effectively in the Spring while ensuring your bees have everything they need to navigate the process smoothly. We will discuss the optimum times for performing these manipulations and handy tips to help you.

Lynfa lives near Aberystwyth in mid Wales and has kept bees for 20 years. She is a Master Beekeeper and in 2019 was awarded the National Diploma in Beekeeping.

Lynfa has 30 colonies which she manages for honey production and for the joy of looking after bees! She raises her own queens and uses these to produce nucleus colonies and to replace her own stock. In Spring 2022, Lynfa’s first book, The Miller method of queen rearing, was published by Northern Bee Books, followed by her second book, The Beekeeping Year, in 2024.

Outside of beekeeping, Lynfa works for Mentera providing support and advice for farmers in Wales. She brings her expertise on insects to this work promoting the value of biodiverse ecosystems in a farmed landscape. In addition, Lynfa has written an online training resource called the Healthy Bees Academy which is funded by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. 

REMINDER: PBKA Beginners’ Beekeeping Course 2026

Please note that the PBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course, is being held this year on Saturday 14th March 2026 at Scolton Manor Park.

This classroom based course is run by Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association (PBKA), and has been very popular over the years, giving many potential beekeepers the confidence to proceed to practical lessons with Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association (PBKA)

If you are interested, or have already asked to be placed on our provisional list, please confirm asap that you wish to attend the course by completing the application below.

One-day Beginners’ Beekeeping Course 2026 application details

If you have any queries in the meantime, please email Paul Eades at pbkaapiarymanager@live.co.uk

PBKA Beginners’ Beekeeping Course 2026

Please note that the PBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course, is being held this year on Saturday 14th March 2026 at Scolton Manor Park.

This classroom based course is run by Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association (PBKA), and has been very popular over the years, giving many potential beekeepers the confidence to proceed to practical lessons with Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association (PBKA)

If you are interested, or have already asked to be placed on our provisional list, please confirm asap that you wish to attend the course by completing the application below.

One-day Beginners’ Beekeeping Course 2026 application details

If you have any queries in the meantime, please email Paul Eades at pbkaapiarymanager@live.co.uk

WBKA Spring Convention on Saturday 28th March 2026

Dear Fellow Beekeeper,

2026 has started and your thoughts start turning to what this season will bring. Why not attend The WBKA Spring Convention on Saturday 28thMarch 2026Llanelwedd, LD2 3SY.

Where you will find national traders, international speakers, the NBU and the WBKA trustees & officers at this friendly event.

This year we are running a workshop on the latest understanding and thinking on preparing for the invasion of the Yellow Legged Asian Hornet. This is repeated during the day so you won’t miss out.

Below is the speaker program:

Opening Speaker- Bees for Development (Will Van Blyderveen or Chris Keywood, Project Managers)

Professor Robert Pickard- Atoms, Nutrition and Life, NDB Sponsored

Lynfa Davies -Managing Colony numbers, Conwy BKA / Schroders Greencoat Sponsored

Richard Rickett – Bees and Trees: An Ancient Partnership

Stephen Riley – Varroa Resistance, BDI Sponsored

To get your cheaper earlybird tickets go online . https://wbka.sumupstore.com

However, for two hours of your time you could get in for free.  Stewards are required to make sure that this event runs smoothly. If you would be prepared to join this group of volunteers send me an email stating when you could steward ie early/ mid/late. Stewarding starts at 8am and goes on until 4.30pm. This year’s stewards raffle is sponsored by BJ Sherriff, you can only be entered if you steward.

To help promote this event a flyer/poster is attached to this email. If you can print this off and display it where interested people may see it that would be very helpful to the Events team.

Jill Wheeler

WBKA Events Secretary

convention@wbka.com

Jill Wheeler

Ysgrifennydd Digwyddiadau / Events Secretary
Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru /Welsh Beekeepers’ Association

E-bost/Email: convention@wbka.com 
Gwefan/Website: www.wbka.com
Ffôn/Tele: 01745 560557