Membership Benefits
Membership benefits of North London Beekeepers include:
A friendly and experienced community of beekeepers to ask for help and advice
Beekeeping classes, talks, workshops and practical sessions at our apiaries
Market for honey and associated products at community events and via the website
Monthly newsletters to help you keep up-to-date on the latest best practice
Access to cheaper equipment and consumables
An annual NLB honey show
Hire of honey extractors
Depending on membership type (see below):
Affiliation to the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers
and the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)Third party insurance cover with BBKA and Bee Disease Insurance (BDI)
The monthly beekeeping magazine, BBKA News
Membership costs for 2024
NLB membership lasts from January - December of each year. Members are encouraged to renew membership early in the new year with the price increasing for the full membership after 1st March. All existing members should renew their membership by 1st March to maintain their Bee Disease Insurance [BDI] for the year.
new Full member - £44
A Full Member is an active adult beekeeper (aged over 18 years). A Full Member has affiliation to the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers and the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) including a subscription to the monthly magazine and third party insurance cover and Bee Disease Insurance (BDI) for 3 colonies. A full member has voting rights at general meetings.
Full member RENEWAL - £34 (£44 if renewed after 1st march)
A Full Member is an active adult beekeeper (aged over 18 years). A Full Member has affiliation to the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers and the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) including a subscription to the monthly magazine and third party insurance cover and Bee Disease Insurance (BDI) for 3 colonies. A full member has voting rights at general meetings.
Partner member - £17
A Partner Member is an adult beekeeper (aged over 18 years), resident at the same address as a Full Member. An NLB Partner Member has Partner Membership to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), with the monthly magazine for the household being received by the Full Member. A Partner Member does not have voting rights at general meetings.
A Full Beekeeping Member may have any number of (separate, qualifying) Partner Members associated with his/her membership at the same address.
ASSOCIATE member - £24
An Associate Member is a member of another Beekeeping Association who choses to also be a member of NLB. Associate membership does not include affiliation to the British Beekeepers Association and does not include right to vote at General Meetings.
Junior member - £9
A Junior Member is aged is between 10 and 18 years and only handles bees under the supervision of their parent or guardian who is a Full Beekeeping Member. They have no affiliation to British Beekeepers Association and no right to vote at General Meetings. They are not eligible to attend classes.
The closing date for membership is at the discretion of the committee, if we are likely to overload our training and apiary facilities.
* BDI [Bee Disease Insurance] covers the insured for the statutory destruction
of bees, honey and equipment only for American or European foul brood. Beekeeping memberships include cover for up to three colonies. For those beekeepers with:
4 - 5 colonies add £2.00 to the annual subscription rate
6 - 10 colonies add £5.25
11 - 15 colonies add £7.75
16 - 20 colonies add £9.50
21 - 25 colonies add £11.50
over 25 colonies - please email the Membership Secretary
Please note, for insurance to be valid, all colonies owned by the beekeeper must be insured with BDI [Bee Disease Insurance]. BDI is valid from1st January of the year in which the subscription is paid to 31st December of that year but BDI paid after 1st March only comes into force 40 days after the date of the Treasurer's receipt, since your NLB membership will have lapsed. Full Beekeeping Members are automatically insured for BDI for 3 colonies each. Partner Members are not insured for BDI.
N.B. Make allowance for increases during the season, including swarms or nucs
as these count as individual colonies and must be insured accordingly to avoid invalidation of insurance.