Become an ACBA member for just $10 a year

The Alameda County Beekeepers Association exists to help members learn about beekeeping and become better beekeepers. For just $10 a year, you get access to:
- Monthly in-person meetings with informative local speakers, offering practical experience and academic knowledge (including recordings of many past meetings)
- Zoom programs with out-of-area speakers (including recordings of many past presentations)
- Discussion group for conversation and problem-solving with local members
- Access to the Swarm List, where members are notified about swarms and extractions reported to us and can collect free bees
- Inexpensive equipment rentals, including honey extractors, solar wax melter, and candle making kit
- Hands-on experience learning beekeeping at our club apiary
- A free lending library of over 100 bee-related books
- A monthly newsletter with events, info and tips
- Opportunities for mentoring (or becoming a mentor)
Whether you’re an experienced beekeeper or just starting out, you’ll find membership invaluable. Beekeeping can be a life-long learning obsession and joy. There is no one way to keep bees, and success at being a bee “keeper” rather than a bee “haver” is the goal of each member. As seasons and conditions change, so do the bees and their needs. One of our favorite observations is “Clearly, my bees haven’t read the books!”
The ACBA has existed for over 100 years and includes everyone from commercial to hobbyist beekeepers, as well as those who just have an interest, from around the county and beyond.
To join or renew
Membership is just $10/year.
Click here to use a credit card or PayPal to join or renew online.
Alternately, you can attend one of the in-person meetings on the second Tuesday of the month. Bring the printed membership form and a check for $10 and talk to our membership coordinator.
Memberships expire at the end of December, no matter when you join. Payments from new members received in November and December are applied to the following calendar year’s dues. New members joining during these months receive immediate access to the newsletter, meetings and other programs, but the full privileges of membership (including voting for officers) become effective on January 1.
We’re excited and honored to have you join our historic and distinguished roster of members. Welcome!