Membership

Membership of Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers comes with a number of benefits.

We have several classes of membership to choose from depending on the level of benefits that you require – see each membership level below for details of which benefits are included. The full list of benefits are:

The Apiarist. This is HRBKA’s beekeeping magazine, published four times per year.
BDI insurance . This is bee diseases insurance with cover for up to three colonies included on the membership tiers that include it. Additional cover can be purchased for members with more than three colonies.
BBKA News. This is the monthly magazine published by the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA).
Registration with the BBKA. HRBKA is affiliated to the BBKA and members who are registered with the BBKA receive public and product liability insurance.

Downloads

Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association Constitution Revised October 2019

British Beekeepers Association

The membership fees shown apply when paying by direct debit – for other payment methods a surcharge applies.

To join the association, email the membership secretary with your name and address and you will be sent the online membership form to fill in.

HRBKA Membership Benefits and Costs
		BBKA Benefits		HRBKA Benefits				BDI	Costs
Membership category	Qualification	BBKA news	Public liability insurance	Attend meetings	Eligible for committee	Voting rights	Apiarist	Bee disease insurance
Registered	Over 18 at start of membership year	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	£35.00
Partner	Over 18. Lives at same address as Registered Member one Partner per Registered member.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	£22.00
Country	Non-beekeeping member	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	£21.00
School	School contact using school email	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	£35.00
BBKA Junior	Under 18 at start of membership year ^§	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes*	£25.00
Junior Associate	Under 18 at start of membership year ^§	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	£5.00
Associate	Over 18 at start of membership year	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	£14.00

* BDI has to be in name of adult
§ Must be accompanied by an adult

BBKA Junior Member

This category is for anyone under 18 years of age who is interested in beekeeping and who carries out their beekeeping under the direct supervision of a full or partner member. If they keep bees independently they need to pay a full members subscription to ensure that a parent or guardian is registered at BBKA to act on their behalf to be covered by the BBKA insurance policy, including full public and product liability insurance. BBKA junior members receive The Apiarist.