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Whether you are a beekeeper or not, membership of the Association gives you a number of benefits.
Adult, child and family membership types are available - click Join Now for more details.

Membership of the Huddersfield & District Bee Keeping Association
includes

  • Supporting our important work to promote sustainable and responsible bee keeping 
  • Bee Disease Insurance
  • Regular programme of indoor and outdoor meetings throughout the year
  • Visits to apiaries of the Association and other members
  • Programme of winter meetings including lectures, presentations and the infamous quiz
  • Sharing of knowledge, experiences; mentoring support
  • 2nd hand equipment
  • Extraction equipment to borrow
  • Discount offers for sugar syrup, foundation, etc.
  • Offers of spare swarms from other members
  • An extra pair of hands, and
  • Lots of tea and cakes!

Membership of the Yorkshire Bee Keeping Association
included with every HDBKA membership

  • Discounts on equipment and supplies
  • Opportunities to meet other beekeepers at regional events for lectures, talks and demonstrations and to discuss the practicalities of beekeeping
  • Information on auctions, equipment sales, beginners and advanced beekeeping courses
  • Information and anecdotes from the YBKA newsletter on line and (occasionally) in hard copy

Membership of the British Bee Keeping Association
included with every HDBKA membership

  • Bee Keeper's Public and Property Liability Insurance
  • Monthly BBKA magazine
  • Access to the BBKA website for knowledge, latest legislation, best practice and current advice on pests & diseases
  • Access to Bee Inspectors for disease recognition, advice and treatment
  • BBKA lobbying of government and EU for the benefit of all beekeepers
  • BBKA Membership card which can be shown for discounted entry to BBKA functions (Spring Convention etc.) and from various suppliers
  • Opportunity to take bee keeping examinations