The Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association       
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Charity No 294005  
Last update of this site May 20th, 2008
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Latest alterations include:
New spring price list for equipment
2008 list of swarm collectors - swarm page
Page of News Items from the press
An amazing site all about solitary bees, address on videos page

 

 

 

Beds BKA Committee & Officers

 

 QUICK LINKS TO CLICK
Addresses and phone numbers
are in your members’ yearbook
.
 1. SWARM OF BEES
Secretary          

Ian Beaty                
13 Bowling Green Rd  
Cranfield      
Bedford MK43 0ET   

ian.beaty@btinternet.com  

Tel: 01234 750635  

 2. A BEE OR NOT A BEE? 

 3. STINGS 

 4. START KEEPING BEES
Chairman

Paul Rubens

3 Cross End
Thurleigh
Bedford
MK44 2EE
 
paul@rubens.me.uk

01234 771590

 5. CONTACT US BY EMAIL 

 6. BEGINNERS' COURSES

   
 

Treasurer, Simon Cockle

Assistant Secretary
    (Membership), Fiona Cook

Show Secretary, David Smith

Librarian, Ray Smith

Yearbook Editor, Andrew Ulyett

Publicity, Wally Thrale

Stockwood Apiarist, Mike Niemann

Silsoe Apiarist, Ian Beaty

LOCAL HONEY 
We are compiling a list of local beekeepers
who are willing to sell honey at their door to
people who seek honey from their own district.

The list will appear later when ready.

   

District Advisors are named in their own section of the MEMBERS page titled 

THE ELEVEN DIVISIONS

 

THE BEDFORDSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION INFORMATION FOR 2008

 

The Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association is a registered charity which includes the majority of the county's beekeepers amongst its members. Some of the benefits of membership are:-

  • Equipment at reduced prices.
  • Lectures, training classes and demonstrations by experts.
  • Advice and assistance for beginners including practical demonstrations in the Association's teaching apiaries.
  • Regular newsletters with information on forthcoming events including lectures,
  • open days and other social occasions.
  • Use of the Association's library which holds books, journals, slides and other materials of interest to the beekeeper.
  • An annual year book.
  • Third party insurance.
  • Optional insurance for members beekeeping equipment.

 

The Association has divided the county into 11 areas each of which has an appointed District Advisor, all of whom are willing to provide information on the Association and beekeeping generally.

 

Membership Details

The following is an extract from the Rules and Regulations of the Association:-

Membership shall be open to all beekeepers or persons interested in apiculture

living within or outside the County of Bedfordshire.

Members shall be divided into four classes; Full Members, Honorary Members, Junior Members and Associate Members.

 

Full Members shall be entitled to the following privileges and

benefits:- ·

  • To attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting and at Extraordinary General Meetings ·
  • To attend all meetings and events arranged by the Association for members ·
  • To receive a copy of the Year Book of the Association ·
  • To borrow books from the Association's library ·
  • To take part in the trading schemes run by the Association ·
  • To participate in the third party insurance cover as arranged by the Association to indemnify its members against sums that they may become legally liable to pay as compensation in respect of injury to any person or damage to property arising from a beekeeping accident

Honorary Membership is a gift of the Association to persons who have rendered

valuable and distinguished service to beekeeping.

 

Junior Membership is open to those under 18 years of age or to those completing full time education. Junior members are entitled to all the privileges of full membership.

 

Associate membership is open to former full members and spouses of full members who do not

keep bees but wish to maintain a link with the activities of the Association. Associate members are entitled to the first four benefits set out above for full members.

 

Membership rates for 2006     Full £10      Associate £3    Junior £3

 

If you wish to join the Association you should send to

 

Fiona Cook, Membership Secretary,

14 Potton Road,

The Heath,

Gamlingay,

Sandy,

Beds.SG19 2JH

e-mail   peter.cook@hotmail.co.uk   (please note this corrected address)

for further details and an application form
or you could print your own form (see menu, right)