Membership is open to anyone interested in beekeeping, sit in on a few meetings and see if you'd like to join.  Annual membership dues are only $5 per family!  To join, just bring dues to a meeting or mail to PO Box 294 Brainerd MN 56401.

 

Membership benefits:

 

- 10 interesting and informative meeting per year (no meeting in Aug or Dec)

  Each meeting addresses a specific topic with discussion before/during/afterward 

 

- Participation in demonstration bee yard - every activity of the 'bee year' is explained

  All members are invited to participate in or just watch every step of the beekeeping process

 

- Opportunity to sell your own honey (and hive products) at the Crow Wing County Fair

  Our biggest event of the year, meet hundreds of people from the community and answer questions

 

- Discount prices on bee packages through bulk purchasing

  Save money on packages of bees buying through the club, occasionally members have nucs for sale too

 

- Discount subscription cost for Bee Culture and American Bee Journal

  Up to 25% annual subscription cost

 

- List items for sale or offer services to other beekeepers though the newsletter and website

  Newsletter reaches 120+ households and the website reaches anyone interested

 

- Connection to the beekeeping community in central Minnesota

  Coffee with many beekeepers with decades of experience can be invaluable