Tŷ Mêl Apiary · Cwmbran, Wales
Welsh bees, handmade beeswax candles and learning that makes a difference.
Discover handmade beeswax products and explore the fascinating world of honeybees through our educational visits and community work.
- Based at Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran
- National Bee Unit registered, ID 100414
- Native Welsh black bees
The shop
Handmade from the hive
Five ranges are on their way from the apiary. None is on sale yet, so each page lets you register interest and we will email you once when it launches.
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Coming soon
Hand-rolled candles
Rolled by hand from sheets of beeswax, with a cotton wick.
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Coming soon
Moulded candles
Beeswax candles cast in moulds. Shapes and sizes to be announced.
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Coming soon
Honey
Honey from our own apiaries. Each jar will list its weight and origin.
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Schools & education
Bring bees to your school
A hands-on introduction to honeybees and the work of a beekeeper, pitched to the age of the group, at your school or at our apiary at Greenmeadow.
Children aged six and upwards may get the chance to try on a real beekeeping suit.
Support our work
Help more children learn about bees
Every visit relies on real equipment: children's bee suits, veils, gloves, hive parts and the colonies themselves. Sponsorship pays for that kit and for training, so we can keep hands-on learning affordable for schools and community groups.
One-off, from £4
Sponsor equipment
Choose a real item, from a hive tool to a junior bee suit or a complete hive, and pay once by secure Stripe checkout.
See the equipmentFor organisations
Discuss a business partnership
Sponsored sessions, equipment packages, training support or a longer-term environmental partnership, with a proposal built around you.
Start a conversationPrefer to give a little each month? Monthly sponsorship starts at £5. Tŷ Mêl is a business, not a charity, so sponsorship is not a donation and is not eligible for Gift Aid.
Meet the bees
Native Welsh black bees, kept without chemicals
Our colonies are native-type Welsh black bees. The founding stock came from wild colonies that moved into empty hives at the end of 2021 and came through about four years with no chemical treatments.
The main apiary is at Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran, where breeding work runs alongside public learning, with further sites across Torfaen.
Who we work with
Rooted in the community
Our main apiary is at Greenmeadow Community Farm, owned by Torfaen County Borough Council. We are registered with the National Bee Unit (apiary ID 100414), and the business has been supported by a Torfaen Works grant through Communities for Work Plus.
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Greenmeadow Community FarmHome of our main apiary, in Cwmbran
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Torfaen County Borough CouncilBusiness grant funder
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Torfaen WorksDelivered our funding award
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Communities for Work PlusThe programme our grant came through
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Welsh GovernmentFunds Communities for Work Plus
Email updates
Hear when the candles are ready
Occasional emails about product launches, new candles, seasonal news from the apiary and our education work.
- Only sent to people who tick the box to ask for them.
- Booking or sponsoring does not sign you up.
- Unsubscribe whenever you like, from our newsletter page or by replying to any email.
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