{"id":119,"date":"2024-02-01T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romseybeekeepers.com\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-01-04T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T14:06:06","slug":"join-our-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/romseybeekeepers.com\/?page_id=119","title":{"rendered":"About R&#038;DBKA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><a href=\"#WhatDo\" title=\"\">What do we do?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#WhatMember\" title=\"\">What does membership offer?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ToJoin\" title=\"\">How can I join Romsey and District Beekeepers&#8217; Association?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#HBA\" title=\"\">Our affiliation to Hampshire Beekeepers&#8217; Association (HBA)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#BBKA\" title=\"\">Our affiliation to British Beekeepers&#8217; Association (BBKA)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"WhatDo\">What do we do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Romsey &amp; District Beekeepers&#8217; Association is a friendly group of beekeepers ranging from decades of experience to none at all.<br>Membership includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indoor meetings from October to March at Romsey Town Hall, Market Pl, Romsey SO51 8YZ. Speakers are interesting and topics are varied, the welcome is warm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outdoor meetings from April to September at members&#8217; apiaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Items of honey and beeswax processing equipment are available on loan to full members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"WhatMember\">What does membership offer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All beekeepers are strongly urged to join their local association.<br>Joining R&amp;DBKA gives you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to our meetings and training events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A our monthly newsletter, with news, events and practical information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to experienced local beekeepers who are pleased to share advice!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to borrow equipment for the processing of honey and wax (full members)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>public and product liability insurance, and Brood Disease Insurance through&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beediseasesinsurance.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BDI Ltd<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BBKA News &#8211; an excellent monthly publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduced entry fees to BBKA events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>access to BBKA training, courses and qualifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use of BBKA video and slide Library and advice on all beekeeping matters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ToJoin\">How can I join Romsey and District Beekeepers&#8217; Association?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer levels of membership to suit all beekeepers, from &#8216;Introductory&#8217; (no knowledge and no bees) through to &#8216;Registered&#8217; (full membership including HBA and BBKA, strongly advised for everyone who has bees)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/romseybeekeepers.com\/?page_id=175\" title=\"\">PLEASE CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0if you would like to apply to join our association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing you at one of our forthcoming meetings<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"HBA\">Our affiliation to Hampshire Beekeepers&#8217; Association (HBA)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Romsey is affiliated to HBA. Each full member of a local association is automatically enrolled as members of HBA, which includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>access to an extensive library of books and other media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>membership of British Beekeepers&#8217; Association (BBKA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>access to heather permits in the New Forest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>representation of beekeepers&#8217; interests with local and national bodies at every level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hampshirebeekeepers.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hampshire Beekeepers Association\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to go to the HBA website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"BBKA\">Our affiliation to British Beekeepers&#8217; Association (BBKA)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All full members of HBA are automatically enrolled as members of BBKA and enjoy the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>public and product liability insurance, and Brood Disease Insurance through&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beediseasesinsurance.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BDI Ltd<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BBKA News &#8211; an excellent monthly publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduced entry fees to BBKA events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>access to BBKA training, courses and qualifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use of BBKA video and slide Library and advice on all beekeeping matters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Beekeepers Association\">Click here<\/a> to go to the BBKA website<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do we do? What does membership offer? How can I join Romsey and District Beekeepers&#8217; Association? Our affiliation to Hampshire Beekeepers&#8217; Association (HBA) Our affiliation to British Beekeepers&#8217; Association (BBKA) What do we do? 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