Membership of the MBKA brings many rewards:
- A local association which holds regular meetings
- The opportunity to meet other beekeepers and get support and advice
- Listen to speakers on a variety of topics to do with beekeeping
- Access to the club apiary to gain knowledge and experience handling bees
- Courses and study groups to enable you to further your knowledge of bees
- Bee Diseases Insurance (BDI) up to 3 colonies is compulsory
- Membership of the Wiltshire Beekeepers Association (WBKA)
- Membership of the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
Wiltshire Beekeepers Association
- Co-ordinates activity between the county clubs and across the country
- Organises the Wiltshire County Bee & Honey Show
- Represents the county's beekeepers at the BBKA
- Co-ordinates with Wiltshire Farmers and Agronomists
- Runs the BBKA module examinations
British Beekeepers Association
- Gives information and advice on beekeeping
- Education, support and mentoring in your local association
- Online forum for beekeeping support
- £10M third party public liability insurance
- £10M product liability insurance
- Monthly membership magazine - BBKA News
- Online BBKA News archive which is fully searchable
- Beekeeping examinations to the highest level
- Representation at national and international levels
- Annual Spring Convention & Exhibition with a full range of lectures and seminar