NWGBA Member Benefits

Monthly club meetings are free and open to the public. However, only members in good standing (meaning, members who have paid the current year’s dues) receive all the benefits listed below.

Participate in club sponsored activities

Members can expand their knowledge and skills by participating in various activities beyond the monthly meetings, such as:

Apiary visits,
Honey extraction training,
Volunteer/outreach events,
The club’s private Facebook group

Sell your hive products at the club's table

Many hobbyist have a surplus of honey and other hive products that they want to sell, but not enough inventory to commit to selling multiple days. So the club sponsors a booth at the LaFayette farmer’s market and schedules interested members to sell on various Saturdays. The club pays the annual vendor application fee and will pay the booth fee once for a club member, plus provides a banner and table cloths, and sets honey pricing competitively.

Participate in Club Business

The club holds a brief business meeting at each monthly meeting. Members can help shape the direction and activity of the club by raising new business, participating in discussions, making motions, and voting at the business meetings.

Borrow the club's equipment

Specialized beekeeping equipment can be expensive and difficult to store for the average hobbyist beekeeper, so the club allows members to borrow the following equipment:

Electric honey extractor and honey extraction equipment
Oxalic acid vaporizers
Observation hive and other teaching aids

Earn a $75 scholarship to the Fall GBA Conference

To support further education for members who are very active and contribute greatly to the club, a $75 scholarship is available toward registration for the fall Georgia Beekeepers Association Conference. Members who have completed three or more of the following activities in the past 12 months are eligible:

Instruct at the beekeeping short course
Instruct at the woodenware assembly workshop
Lead a honey extraction training for club members
Lead a beginner session
Be the main program speaker at an NWGBA meeting
Volunteer for the Honey Bees festival
Volunteer for the Walker County Ag Festival
Host a club-sponsored apiary visit
Serve as an officer, board member, or subcommittee member

After registering for the Fall GBA conference, submit this form and copy of receipt and receive $75 from the club.