Well, if you are just starting out in beekeeping, the support, training and advice that a Beekeeping Association can give you is invaluable.  And if you are an experienced beekeeper, then the facilities and opportunities to extend your knowledge, help others in starting up this fascinating hobby, or just socialise with similar minded people is well worth the modest annual fee.

Join us, and here's a list of some of the things you will get :

	Free advice and hands-on help from experienced beekeepers.
	Meetings and training at the Branch's own apiary.    Click here for apiary details.
	Public liability insurance  to cover your liability should your bees cause any accident or injury.
	Bee Disease Insurance to recompense you for any colonies which have had to be destroyed because of notifiable diseases.
	Meetings throughout the winter, with speakers on a wide variety of beekeeping subjects
	An extensive library of beekeeping books, which you can borrow to take home and study.   Click here for more info.
	An opportunity to purchase secondhand equipment and nucs at a discounted price from the Branch's apiary
	The hire of honey extraction equipment
	The opportunity to sell your honey and other beekeeping products on branch stands at shows and exhibitions.
	Use of the Branch's own Microscopist to examine your bees for disease (at a small charge).
	Social and family events and visits to places of interest
	And finally, as if that's not enough, the company and friendship of fellow beekeepers, swapping experiences and the inevitable "discussion" on the "best" method of doing anything concerned with keeping bees !

Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced beekeeper, that must sound like a good deal.    Current 2008 Subscription Fees are :

2008 Subscription Fees
Full Member	£28.00
Partner Member	£13.33
Associate Member	£2.75
Country Member	£15.00
Note :  Bee insurance for up to 3 hives included in above.   Extra premiums required for more than 3 hives (see membership form for details).

If you would like any further details, please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@northdevonbees.org. Alternatively you can download a membership form by clicking below (PDF format).

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Download Membership Form