Welsh Beekeepers’ Association Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru Llywydd/President: Dinah Sweet Tel: 029 20869242 E-Mail:
[email protected] Cadeirydd/Chairperson: Valerie Forsyth, Bwlch y Rhyd, Nanternis New Quay, SA45 9RS Tel: 01545 561635 E-Mail:
[email protected] Is-gadeirydd/Vice Chair: Tom Pegg Tel: 01437 563392 E-Mail:
[email protected] Ysgrifennydd /Secretary: John Page, The Old Tannery, Pontsian Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4UD Tel: 01545 590515 E-mail:
[email protected] Trysorydd/Treasurer: Vincent Frostick Tel: 01766 831 288 E-mail:
[email protected] Assistant Treasurer: Margaret Jones E-mail:
[email protected] Golygyddion/Editors: Emmanuel and Rebecca Blaevoet E-mail:
[email protected] Is-olygydd/Sub-editor: Dewi Morris Jones, Llwynderw, Bronant, (Erthyglau Cymraeg) Aberystwyth, SY23 4TG. Tel: 01974 251264 Membership Secretary: Ian Hubbuck, White Cottage, Manafon Road, Individual Memberships Berriew, SY21 8BB. And Subs Tel: 01686 640 205 E-mail:
[email protected] Publicity Officer Barbara Chick, 11 Porthcawl Road Caerau, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5HU Tel: 029 20597275 E-Mail:
[email protected] Editorial This issue of the Welsh Beekeeper features a diversity of articles, some wonderful adverts and of course, a "plants for your bees" section showcasing Phacelia, a plant native to North and South America but which is ranked among the top twenty plants attractive to bees and beneficial insects. We bring you an entertaining article in Welsh, by Lillian Llewelyn regarding her first year as a beekeeper, … if anyone could become a beekeeper in 2012 and remain one, into 2013 with a smile, that’s the best endorsement for our chosen hobby I’ve seen in quite some time! She gives a vigorous thumbs-up to the West Glamorgan Bee- keeping Association not only for their well-run courses for begin- ners but also for their welcoming membership.