Membership

Why should I join?

By joining BIBBA, you become part of an exciting community dedicated to improving the quality of honey bees in the UK. Membership benefits include:

Providing information on all aspects of native, near-native and locally adapted bees;
Designing and delivering education and training programmes for beekeepers of different experience levels;
Developing and supporting initiatives to increase the availability of native and near-native bees through queen breeding and rearing, and the production of ‘nucs’, including Bee Improvement Programmes in the British Isles and Ireland;
Supporting and developing queen-rearing operations and local/regional mating stations for the use of beekeepers in the relevant area;
Supporting local Beekeeping Associations who are interested in supporting native and near-native bees;
Campaigning to change beekeeping practices that work against native, near-native and locally adapted honey bees,
Working with other beekeeping organisations, conservation organisations, and others (including commercial organisations) both within both the British Isles and Ireland and internationally;
Opposing the importation of queens and package bees from outside the British Isles and Ireland.

How much does it cost?

Subscriptions run for 12 months from date of payment

Direct debit offers significant savings in administration compared to other forms of payment, helping us run without paid staff and allowing us to offer a discount on subscriptions paid this way.
The full price will be shown when you register and the direct debit discount will be applied when the payment processes, which takes several days.

Single membership: £15 by DD or £25 by card or other means

Joint membership: £25 by DD or £35 by card or other means

If you are based in Europe, you can pay in euros:

Single membership: €17.00 by euro DD or €28 by card or other means

Rest of the World: £25 in Sterling by card

How do I join?

Click the button to join BIBBA. You will be taken to SheepCRM, our membership system.
After completing the process, you will receive an email confirming your membership.
If you have not had a welcome email within one hour of joining, email

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