WBKA 75th Anniversary Conference Aberystwyth

Headline speakers Professor Thomas Seeley Professor Robert Pickard Professor Francis Ratnieks

Wide variety of speakers Dr Mike Brown Carys Edwards Margaret Ginman Dr Mairi Knight Irene Power Wally Shaw Eric Verge

Workshops to educate 3 Microscopy workshops – half day workshops to show you the skills to dissect bees 2 Bee disease workshops run by the NBU National Library of Wales workshop – An introduction to the Eva Crane archive and how to access the resources at the library

Workshops to enhance your beekeeping How to clean wax 2 Candle dipping workshops 2 Cosmetic making workshops

Gala Dinner Join the party to celebrate the beginnings of the WBKA. A 3 course dinner with the ‘Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ of Welsh Bee Keeping. After dinner speaker: Wynne Evans

En-suite Accommodation

Kitchen and Lounge facilities

Facilities available Arts Centre with cinema

Sports Centre with Swimming Pool Nordic Saunarium Gym

Places to eat TaMed da

Places to eat TaMed bach

Places to eat Brynamlwg

Places to eat Arts Centre

Modern conference rooms

Aberystwyth Beach & Town

Dates and times Friday 13th July – workshop starts at 2pm, lectures at 3pm Saturday 14th July – Four streams of activities begin at 9am and end at 5pm ready for the pre-dinner talk at 6.30pm. Sunday 15th July – Four streams of activities beginning at 9am until the end at 1pm.

Booking and costs Booking form available online Discount for bookings made before 31st May Full conference with accommodation £160 (£184 without discount) Day and half-day tickets available £25 (£30) and £15

Speaker and talk synopses More details Visit www.wbka.com Booking form Speaker and talk synopses Weekend diary