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.
Posted 23/1/26
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 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.
Posted 8th January
The 2026 WBKA Convention will be held at the National Show Ground, Builth Wells, on 28th March 2026.
Posters to help promote this can be downloaded as JPG or PDF.
The invited speakers will be
- Will Van Blyderveen (9.45)
- Lynfa Davies: Managing colony numbers(10.15)
- Prof. Robert Pickard: Atoms, nutrition and life (11.45)
- Stephen Riley: Varroas resistance (13.30)
- Richard Rickitt: Bees and tress – an ancient partnership(14.45)
A speaker summary is also available.
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