Training – Ongoing Learning
Keeping Healthy Colonies
In October, former BBKA President, Margaret Murdin, gave an insightful and interesting talk on keeping our bee colonies healthy. You can view the slides she used here. Keeping healthy colonies
BKA Basic Assessment 2023
The BKA Basic Assessment is the basic beekeeping qualification of the British Beekeepers Association. It enables candidates to show they are a competent beekeeper with a basic understanding of good beekeeping husbandry, and it also provides the foundation to complete other practical beekeeping assessments.
To be eligible to take the assessment, candidates must have been keeping their own bees for at least a year.
To help members prepare and successfully complete the Basic Assessment we are planning to run a course starting in April 2023 and finishing with the practical assessment in June. The course consists of 4 x taught sessions and 2 x practical sessions & a mock assessment.
The course
Session 1 – Introduction. Tuesday, 18th April, 7.30-8.30. All theory sessions will be held by zoom.
Outline of the course & the assessment, syllabus, provisional dates for practical sessions & the assessment, payment of fees and exam entry. This is a chance to find out more about the course & the assessment before you pay.
Session 2 – Natural History. Tuesday, 2nd May, 7.30-9.00
Session 3 – Swarming. Tuesday, 9th May, 7.30-9.00.
Session 4 – Bee Health. Tuesday, 16th May, 7.30-9.00.
Session 5 – Beekeeping Knowledge. Tuesday, 23rd May, 7.30-9.00.
Practical sessions. These will be held at the Joe Birkby Teaching Apiary, The sessions will be held during May & June but will be weather & bee dependent. We will discuss the dates for these sessions on 18th April.
Assessment: Will probably be at the beginning of June but we will discuss this and check your availability on 18th April.
Costs:
Course Fee; £20.00 payable to Preston BKA
Assessment Fee; £25.00 payable to BBKA
For more information or to book a place please contact education@prestonbka.org