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The
primary objective of The Melksham & District Beekeepers
Association is to promote and further the craft of beekeeping
and to represent the interests of beekeepers in the local
area.
The Melksham Beekeepers are affiliated to both the Wiltshire
Beekeeping Association and the British Beekeepers Association,
representing members at county and national levels.
The
branch has been in existence for about seventy years and
at present has approx 90 members from all walks of life.
The MBKA offer many benefits to both the established beekeeper
and the complete novice. A large number of our members have
many years of practical beekeeping experience and this valuable
resource is freely available to new beekeepers.
The
MBKA holds 11 monthly informal meetings with interesting
and informative talks, demonstrations and presentations
at Broughton Gifford Village Hall, Melksham, Wilts.on the
last Monday evening of the month (except Bank Holidays when
the meeting is brought forward a week )
The
MBKA organises training courses at all levels at the branch
teaching apiary at Rowde, near Devizes.
Membership levels and benefits
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Entitled
to attend all monthly meetings |
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Free
access to the branch lending library |
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Discounted
hire of branch extracting equipment |
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Friendship
and help from fellow beekeepers |
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Free
advice on all beekeeping matters |
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Membership
to the British Beekeepers Association, which represents
beekeepers at a national level |
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Receive
7 issues of newsletter The BBKA News |
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Public
& Products Liability Insurance, to limit of £5
million |
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Brood
disease insurance from BDI for up to 3 colonies |
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Access
to the BBKA visual aids and slide library |
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Discounted
entrance fee to Spring Convention |
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Access
to the BBKA Examination scheme |
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Membership
to the Wiltshire Beekeepers Association |
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Receive
four copies per year of Wiltshire newsletter Honeybee
Times |
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Attend
any meetings organised by any of the five county branches |
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Free
access to all educational courses arranged by the branch |
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