BENEFITS
OF MEMBERSHIP
MONTHLY
NEWSLETTER
One of the many benefits of membership is our monthly newsletter.
This publication is full of timely information designed to help members
get the most out of beekeeping.
Issues contain helpful checklists, so you can make certain you are doing
everything you can to keep your hives productive and healthy.
The newsletter also includes information on our upcoming events and
workshop activities.
As a BYBA member, a free copy is mailed to you every month of the year
except July, August and December. Material
to be included in the newsletter should be sent to Dick Marron at dickm@snet.net.
MEMBERS'
REFERENCE LIBRARY
The
BYBA maintains an ever-growing reference library for its membership.
We have assembled an interesting and practical collection of books,
magazines and videotapes on the subject of beekeeping.
These materials are available for free to members at any one of our
monthly meetings.
All material should be signed in and out and returned within 30 days.
Further inquires about the Lending Library can be made to Alec Stevens at (203) 454-7026 or by e-mail at alecs108@hotmail.com
Library Contents
AUCTIONS
& RAFFLES
Our
monthly auction and raffle are fun events for those attending our monthly
meetings. The
auctions and raffles also provide an important source of supplemental revenue
for the club. These
additional resources help us afford to attract prominent speakers at our
meetings.
At
each meeting, one-dollar raffle tickets are available for that month’s grand
prize. Prizes
are usually bee-related item, e.g., smokers, hive bodies, frames &
foundation, hive-top feeders, and even packages of live honeybees.
We
also have a brief auction at the conclusion of each meeting.
Auctioned items are donated by members, and are not necessarily
bee-related. The
item brought must have some value to be a useful auction item.
It matters not if it is small or large, but should be in perfect working
order.
SUBSCRIPTION
DISCOUNTS
Members of the Back Yard Beekeepers Association qualify for 25% discount
off the subscription price of two bee-related journals (“American Bee
Journal” and “Bee Culture”).
For additional information, or to request discount coupons, please
contact Andrea Azarm at (203) 255-2525 or aazarm@optonline.net.
BYBA
MENTOR PROGRAM
There
is nothing more helpful when you are getting started in beekeeping than having
access to someone who might know the answers you are looking for.
With this in mind, the BYBA has established a “Mentor Program” to
provide some hand-holding and moral support to those members just getting
started. If
you are a BYBA member, please feel free to call on the BYBA mentors.
They are ready and able to provide you with a helping hand.
For information about BYBA Mentors in your area contact Tammy Conley at (203) 778-2411 or e-mail rtjcchat@aol.com
