Join SCBKA
Enjoy the benefits
For less than £2.50 per month you will receive:-
- Access to locally raised strains of honeybee.
- Courses with mentoring for new beekeepers.
- Apiary meetings during the summer.
- Evening meetings throughout the winter at Llysfasi College and online.
- Discounts on beekeeping supplies from C Wynne Jones and delicious Patchwork Paté.
- Regular mailshots keeping you up to date with what is happening within our association, the Welsh Beekeeping Association and the wider beekeeping community.
- Free bee disease insurance, which covers American Foul Brood and European Foul Brood
- Product liability insurance.
- WBKA Welsh Beekeeper magazine four times a year.
- Membership of the Welsh Beekeepers’ Association
- All the help you need to control varroa, and regular updates on varroa research.
- Public liability insurance up to £5 million
Membership Fees
| Membership type | Annual Cost |
|---|---|
| Full member | £27.00 |
| Junior full member | £25.00 |
| Associate member | £1700 |
| Junior Associate member | Free |
If you have more than 3 hives, there is an additional cost for insurance:
| Total number of hives | Additional Annual Cost |
|---|---|
| 4-5 | £2.00 |
| 6-10 | £5.25 |
| 11-15 | £7.75 |
| 16-20 | £9.50 |
| 21-25 | £11.10 |
| 26-30 | £13.60 |
| 31-35 | £16.10 |
| 36-39 | £18.10 |
| 40+ | You need bee farmer insurance. This is not available under our British Disease Insurance arrangements. |
Request to Join SCBKA
Please complete the form below and our membership secretary will be in touch.
This form is for new members only. Existing members will receive a link via email to enable them to renew their membership