Education, Training, Examinations and Assessments |
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Beginners - 'Starter' courses designed to get you into beekeeping. We thoroughly recommend taking one of these courses before starting with your first bees! Existing Beekeepers - These courses are aimed at those already keeping bees, looking to further their knowledge or learn new skills. |
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| Beginners Courses | ||
| Chris Morris - Yalding | January to April - A course designed for absolute beginners who have not kept bees before. More information & booking... |
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| Not Local? | If you're not able to get to Yalding, courses are offered all around the county. For details of courses near you, take a look at the most relavent page below: |
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| Existing Beekeepers | ||
| Kent Beekeepers Association | Regular courses are held at the Kent Science Resource Centre, just outside Sittingbourne. Sessions are either half day or full day courses, and are run with quite specific "learning objectives" in mind. Details of courses being run in the near future are available here. That website will also allow you to book your place on the courses, and pay online. |
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| Chris Morris - Yalding | February to April - A course for those who have been keeping bees for one complete year, and now want to learn more about managing bees, queen breeding, foundation making, wax recovery and uses, honey, extraction, comb honey, preperation for sale (including set and creamed honey), moving bees and pollination contracting. More information & booking... |
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| National Diploma in Beekeeping Short Courses | These two-day, intensive courses concentrate on relatively narrow aspects of the “beekeeping“ syllabus and, working in small groups, are intended for anyone who wants to get to the detail! Led by NDB-qualified tutors in modern, carefully chosen locations, these courses offer a challenging environment in which useful discussion and real learning can take place. |
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| British Beekeeping Association Examinations & Assessments | The starting point and entry requirement for all other examinations and assessments is the Basic Assessment in Beekeeping; this practical assessment tests the basic skills and knowledge of the craft. Following this you can choose to take practical bee husbandry further by taking the General Husbandry Certificate and subsequently the Advanced Husbandry Certificate. |
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