Bee Craft’s Bulk Subscription Scheme

Yes, all branches, organisations or organisations involved in our branch subscription scheme must have 10 or more members subscribing to BeeCraft via their branch, association, or organisation.

Once your involvement in the scheme has been confirmed by BeeCraft the nominated point of contact within your branch, association or organisation will be informed how they can send us the details needed in a GDPR compliance manner.

We ask that any additions, amendments, or deletions are made by the deadline set each month for the upcoming editions. These deadlines are set around our own printer’s deadline, further information on these deadlines will be provided when you join the scheme.

Your branch, association or organisation will be given a 12-month BeeCraft subscription cycle, this is agreed with you when you join the scheme. We recommend it runs in-line with your own membership year to make it easier to gain payment from your members.

All members added at the start of this 12-month cycle will receive a full 12-month subscription to BeeCraft and your branch, association or organisation will be invoiced accordingly. Should any of your members wish to join part way through the year then they will start from the next published edition and your branch, association or organisation is invoiced pro-rata.

A table showing the breakdown of editions and costs for joining part way through the subscription cycle can be provided when you join the scheme.

All subscriptions requested by your branch, association or organisation are invoiced directly to your branch, association or organisation the month of the subscription request. We do not accept individual payments from each member of your branch, association or organisation.

It is therefore entirely up to you whether you gain payment from your members for their subscription ahead of this invoice or afterwards – however, BeeCraft recommends you seek payment when your member informs you they wish to subscribe.

All invoices sent by BeeCraft are sent with 30-day payment terms. Invoices can be paid via BACs or cheques.

If a member of your branch is already subscribing to BeeCraft as an individual or as a member of another branch then as a branch all you need to do is include them in your list of members that wish to subscribe via Bee Craft, and they will count towards the 10 required for your branch to partake in the branch scheme.

When we set up the subscriptions requested via your branch we will see that they are a current subscriber and amend their subscription accordingly.

Should they already be subscribing as an individual then our administrator can add them to your branch when their current subscription expires. As per question 4 in this FAQs, this member will then be invoiced to your branch pro-rata based on how many editions remain on your branch's subscription cycle.

Should they be subscribing via a different branch then our administrator can liaise with the other branch and the individual to seek approval for their transfer from the next edition of Bee Craft Magazine. As per question 4 in this FAQs, this member will then be invoiced to your branch pro-rata based on how many editions remain on your branch's subscription cycle.

There are some cases where we can refund the remainder of the individual's subscription so that they subscribe via your branch sooner, this is done on a case-by-case basis. Both the individual in question and the branch they are subscribing via are kept informed of any refunds processed to ensure there is no confusion.

Our subscriptions manager can answer any specific questions about current individual subscriptions and their transfer to your branch.

Your members can opt for either a printed subscription or a digital subscription to BeeCraft via the branch subscription scheme.

Please note that all of our printed subscriptions come with a complimentary digital subscription so that your printed subscribers can access their magazines on the go.

Should your members wish to cancel their subscription part way through the subscription year then you simply need to inform our subscriptions manager.

This must be done before the upcoming edition deadline, if so then your branch, association or organisation will be credited the outstanding subscription cost. This credit can then be applied to other member’s subscriptions or products in our shop.

Any branch, association or organisation can join BeeCraft’s bulk subscription scheme. We currently have branches, associations and organisations throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

If you are interested in subscribing to BeeCraft via a bulk subscription scheme then we suggest contacting your local beekeeping branches, associations and not-for-profit organisations. They will be able to inform you whether they are involved in BeeCraft’s branch subscription scheme.

Alternatively, if you contact our Subscriptions Manager via [email protected] with your location we will be able to inform you of where your nearest scheme is run from.

Please note that BBKA Kent and Surrey branches receive BeeCraft magazine as part of their membership.

Yes, if you were previously a part of BeeCraft’s bulk subscription scheme then you can re-join. To re-join you simply need to apply via our Subscriptions Manager, email [email protected] with your details.