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Florida State Beekeepers Association

P.O. Box 110620

Gainesville, FL 32611-0620

352-336-9744

Membership Application

Valid: November 1 through October 31

Membership open to anyone interested in beekeeping activities in Florida. Benefits include:

Discount subscriptions to American Bee Journal, Bee Culture, The Speedy Bee

Representation in the legislative arena in Tallahassee

Support for research and education about honey bees and beekeeping

Regularly published newsletter and web site: http://floridabeekeepers.org

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Name

______________________________________ State____ Zip Code _____________________

Address

_______________________ ______________________________________________

Phone Number E-mail address

Regular Membership ($15.00) [ ]

Life Membership (One ten-frame colony of honey bees w/30 frames or cash equivalent) [ ]

Contribution to Research: $___________________

Send form and payment (checks payable to F.S.B.A.)

to: Bert Kelley, Treasurer,

115 Patten Heights Street,

Lakeland, FL 33803-2248,

phone/fax (863) 644-6944,

E-mail <KelleysApiaries@aol.com>

Please provide the following information:

Sideliner (0- 50 hives) [ ] Commercial (50 hives or more) [ ]

Brief description of your operation: _________________________________________________

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Membership in the Florida State Beekeepers Association
is established by it's Constitution

This Association shall be composed of county or district affiliated associations of Florida Beekeepers, their members, and in the case where local organizations do not exist, individual beekeepers of the State of Florida, or other individual beekeepers of other states, who desire to join with this Association in a united effort to carry out its purpose. County associations may include adjoining counties.

Affiliated local associations shall make such reports to the Executive Secretary of the State Association as may be required by the Board of Managers. Failure to comply will result in association loss of representation and voting privileges.

Members of local affiliated associations shall become members of the State Association upon payment of State Association annual dues.

Dues

The annual dues for membership in this association is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year

paid to the treasurer. This shall be adjusted by the Board of managers as deemed necessary. This sum will cover membership for both husband and wife.

The membership year shall be November 1 through October 31 of each year.
Changed to = Membership Year is From October 1 to September 30

Any member whose dues are not paid by December 1^st, shall be given a written notice by the Exclusive Secretary..

If dues are not paid within thirty (30) days from the mailing of said notice, the name shall be dropped from the membership role.

Any member may become a Life Member of this association by donating one ten-frame colony of bees, consisting of the following: Bottom board, cover, excluder, three deep brood chambers, with thirty (30) good frames, and combs, and bees free of disease. In lieu of the above items Life Membership may be obtained by donating the full value of a hive in cash or new beekeeping equipment. This membership includes both husband and wife. The equipment list may be adjusted to the needs of the apiary.