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Walker County Beekeepers Association Member Experience and Interest Survey 2026
1.
Name:
2.
Email
3.
How many years have you been keeping bees?
None yet
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
4-7 years
8+ years
4.
What best describes your current level of beekeeping?
Beginner/hobbyist (1-3 hives)
Intermediate (4-10 hives)
Sideliner (part time income or small business)
Commercial beekeeper (primary income)
5.
What type of hives do you keep?
Apimaye
Langstroth boxes
Flow Hive
Top Bar
Long Lang
Skep
Other (please specify)
None of the above
6.
How did you get started in beekeeping?
Self taught
Took a class or workshop
Mentored by another beekeeper
Family tradition
Other (please specify)
7.
What are you personal goals for beekeeping? (check all that apply)
Pollination/agriculture support
Honey production
Wax/propolis/product creation
Queen rearing/breeding
Selling nucs or bees
Hobby/education/enjoyment
Ag-exemption qualification
Other (please specify)
None of the above
8.
What do you hope to gain from club membership this year? (check all that apply)
Learning and education
Mentorship opportunities
Networking with local beekeepers
Access to shared equipment or resources
Participation in outreach events
Other (please specify)
9.
Topics you would like to learn more about this year. (Check all that apply)
Hive management through the seasons
Varroa and pest control
Honey extraction and bottling
Swarm prevention and capture
Queen grafting/rearing
DCA (Drone congregation area) hunting
Bee nutrition and supplemental feeding
Native plants and pollinator forage
Splitting hives
Overwintering
Making and marketing hive products
Beekeeping for ag-exemption compliance
Building a bee related business
Other (please specify)
10.
What kinds of hands on demonstrations would you like to see? (Check all that apply)
Installing a package or nuc
Hive inspections and reading brood patterns
Marking and caging queens
Grafting demo
Splits and swarm control
Honey harvesting
Creamed honey and other products
Wax rendering and candle making
Hive equipment building and maintenance
Open feeding and pollen patty prep
Other (please specify)
11.
Would you like to have a mentor?
Yes
No
12.
Would you be willing to serve as a mentor?
Yes
No
13.
Are you interested in serving on a committee or helping with events?
Education & Programs
Community Outreach/Fairs/Schools
Other:
Not right now
14.
What's one thing you would like the club to do differently or add this year?
15.
Any specific guest speakers, workshops, or topics you would recommend?
16.
Other comments or suggestions?