Renewing and New Membership for Charleston Area Beekeepers Association (CABA)It pays to be a member! Your dues help promote and sustain the association’s community efforts but also gives you access to educational seminars, mentors, the free use of honey extractors, and club discounts on bee orders. Membership with CABA is for twelve months from January 1 to December 31 each year. If you join within the final quarter of the calendar year, your membership will carry over through the following year.